ceorfan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From West Germanic *kerfan. 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 (class III strong: 3 singular present ċierfþ, 3 singular preterite ċearf, preterite plural curfon, past participle corfen)

1. to cut

[edit] Descendants

• English: carve