ceorfan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kerbanan. Cognate with Old Frisian kerva, Middle Dutch kerven (Dutch kerven), Middle High German kerben. Perhaps cognate with Greek γράφειν.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʧeorvan/
[edit] Verb
ċeorfan (strong class III) (3 singular present ċierfþ, 3 singular preterite ċearf, preterite plural curfon, past participle corfen)
- to cut
[edit] Descendants
- English: to carve