derf
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English derf (“bold, daring, strong”), from Old English dearf, deorf (“bold”), from Proto-Germanic *derbaz. Cognate with Danish djærv (“bold”), Faroese djarvur (“bold”), Icelandic djarfur (“bold”), Norwegian djerv (“bold”), Swedish djärv (“bold”).
Adjective edit
derf (comparative mair derf, superlative maist derf) (archaic)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “derf” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.