Old English · noun

ierfe

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong ja-stem
IPA: /ˈi͜yr.fe/
[ˈi͜yrˠ.ve]
Syllables: ˈi͜yr · fe (2 syllables)
Modern English: inheritance erf livestock

Meaning

inheritance
cattle, livestock
property

Declension

Declension of ierfe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ierfe	ierfu
Accusative	ierfe	ierfu
Genitive	ierfes	ierfa
Dative	ierfe	ierfum

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.

Descendants

erf

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