ierfe
Old English edit
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Etymology edit
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. Related to Old English earm (“poor”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ierfe n
Declension edit
Declension of ierfe (strong ja-stem)
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References edit
- ^ McGillivray, Murray. Old English Reader. Broadway Press: 2001. Page 339.