ierfe

Old English

Alternative forms

yrfe, irfe, erfe, ærfe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”). Cognate with Old High German erbi, Old Norse erfi. Related to Old English earm (“poor”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yr.fe/, [ˈi͜yrˠ.ve]

Noun

ierfe n

Declension

Declension of ierfe (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ierfe	ierfu
accusative	ierfe	ierfu
genitive	ierfes	ierfa
dative	ierfe	ierfum

Derived terms

sundorierfe
ierfan
ierfebēċ
ierfeġewrit
ierfelāf
ierfenuma
ierfeweard

Descendants

Middle English: erve, erfe, erf, irve, yrfe (through the Anglian equivalent)
- English: erf
- Scots: arff, airf

References

McGillivray, Murray. Old English Reader. Broadway Press: 2001. Page 339.

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