arved

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz (hardship), from a verb *arƀējō ‘be orphaned’. Cognate with Old English earfoþe, Dutch arbeid, Swedish arbete ‘place of work’, Old High German arbeit (German Arbeit ‘work, labour’), Old Norse erfiði, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɑrvet/

Noun

arvēd n

  1. labour
  2. work

Derived terms

Adjective

arvēd

  1. difficult; laborious; hard

Declension


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