Old English · noun
ierfenuma
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈi͜yr.feˌnu.mɑ/[ˈi͜yrˠ.veˌnu.mɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈi͜yr · fe · ˌnu · mɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- inheritorheir
Meaning
-
inheritor, heir
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ierfenuma | ierfenuman |
| Accusative | ierfenuman | ierfenuman |
| Genitive | ierfenuman | ierfenumena |
| Dative | ierfenuman | ierfenumum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *arbīnumō, *arbijanumō, from Proto-Germanic *arbijanumô, *arbijanumjô, equivalent to ierfe (“inheritance”) + *numa (“taker”). Cognate with Old Frisian erfnoma, Old High German erbinomo, Gothic (arbinumja). Compare also Old Norse arftaki and arftakari.
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