ceorfan

Middle English

Verb

ceorfan

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of kerven

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜or.fɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

ċeorfan

1. to cut

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċeorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ċeorfan	ċeorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ċeorfe	ċearf
second person singular	ċierfst	curfe
third person singular	ċierfþ	ċearf
plural	ċeorfaþ	curfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ċeorfe	curfe
plural	ċeorfen	curfen
imperative
singular	ċeorf
plural	ċeorfaþ
participle	present	past
	ċeorfende	(ġe)corfen

Derived terms

• beċeorfan
• forċeorfan
• foreċeorfan
• ymbċeorfan

Related terms

• cyrf

Descendants

• Middle English: cherven
• Middle English: kerven, carve, carven, cerven, karven, kerve, kirven, kyrvyn, ceorfan, ceorfæn, keorven (Early Middle English)
  • English: carve
  • Scots: cairve, kerve, kerf, carf