ceorfan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kerbaną. Cognate with Old Frisian kerva, Middle Dutch kerven (Dutch kerven), Middle High German kerben. Perhaps cognate with Greek γράφειν.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈtʃeorfɑn/
Verb[edit]
ċeorfan (strong class III) (3 singular present ċierfþ, 3 singular preterite ċearf, preterite plural curfon, past participle corfen)
- to cut
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ceorfan (strong class III)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | ċeorf | ċearf |
| 2nd-person singular | ċierfst | curfe |
| 3rd-person singular | ċierfþ | ċearf |
| plural | ċeorfaþ | curfon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | ċeorfe | curfe |
| plural | ċeorfen | curfen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ċeorf | |
| plural | ċeorfe | |
| participle | present | past |
| ċeorfaþ | ċeorfende | |
Descendants[edit]
- English: to carve
