Old English · adjective
deorf
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /de͜orf/[de͜orˠf]
- Syllables
- de͜orf (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- laborendeavouringworkingstrivingtoiltribulation
deorf1 · adjective
Senses
-
working; striving; endeavouring
-
bold
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | deorf | deorf | deorf |
| Accusative | deorfne | deorfe | deorf |
| Genitive | deorfes | deorfre | deorfes |
| Dative | deorfum | deorfre | deorfum |
| Instrumental | deorfe | deorfre | deorfe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | deorfe | deorfadeorfe | deorf |
| Accusative | deorfe | deorfadeorfe | deorf |
| Genitive | deorfra | deorfra | deorfra |
| Dative | deorfum | deorfum | deorfum |
| Instrumental | deorfum | deorfum | deorfum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | deorfa | deorfe | deorfe |
| Accusative | deorfan | deorfan | deorfe |
| Genitive | deorfan | deorfan | deorfan |
| Dative | deorfan | deorfan | deorfan |
| Instrumental | deorfan | deorfan | deorfan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | deorfan | deorfan | deorfan |
| Accusative | deorfan | deorfan | deorfan |
| Genitive | deorfradeorfena | deorfradeorfena | deorfradeorfena |
| Dative | deorfum | deorfum | deorfum |
| Instrumental | deorfum | deorfum | deorfum |
deorf2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
labor, toil
-
trouble, tribulation
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *derbaz, from Proto-Germanic *derbaną (“to work, perish”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerHbʰ- (“to work, perish, die”).
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