kerfi

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse kjarf, kerfi (“bundle”). Compare with Middle High German krēbe (“basket”), and Sanskrit grapsa- "bundle".^[1] Also perhaps akin to Old Saxon crybb (and ergo to Modern English crib).^[2]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɛrvɪ/
Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ

Noun edit

kerfi n (genitive singular kerfis, nominative plural kerfi)

system, organization

Declension edit

declension of kerfi

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	kerfi	kerfið	kerfi	kerfin
accusative	kerfi	kerfið	kerfi	kerfin
dative	kerfi	kerfinu	kerfum	kerfunum
genitive	kerfis	kerfisins	kerfa	kerfanna

Derived terms edit

References edit

Sranan Tongo edit

Alternative forms edit

tyerfi

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch kerven.

Verb edit

kerfi

to carve, to mark with a carving

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