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Old English · verb

ceorfan

Normalised ċeorfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃe͜or.fɑn/
[ˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃe͜or · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
carvecut

Meaning

  1. to cut

Conjugation

Conjugation of ceorfan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ċeorfeċearf
2nd singular ċierfstcurfe
3rd singular ċierfþċearf
Plural ċeorfaþcurfon
Subjunctive
Singular ċeorfecurfe
Plural ċeorfencurfen
Non-finite forms of ceorfan
Form
Infinitive ċeorfan
Inflected infinitive ċeorfenne
Imperative singular ċeorf
Imperative plural ċeorfaþ
Present participle ċeorfende
Past participle corfenġecorfen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Descendants

carve

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