cyrf

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *kurbi, from Proto-Germanic *kurbiz, from *kerbaną (“to carve”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch”) (compare Old Prussian gīrbin (“number”), Old Church Slavonic жрѣбии (žrěbii, “lot, tallymark”), Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “to scratch, etch”)). Cognate with Old Frisian kerf (“incision, cutting, notch”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cyrf m

  1. an instrument used for cutting
  2. a cutting (off)
  3. what is cut off

Declension[edit]

Declension of cyrf (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cyrf cyrfas
accusative cyrf cyrfas
genitive cyrfes cyrfa
dative cyrfe cyrfum

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: kerf, carffe, kerfe, kirf, kyrf
    • English: kerf, carf
    • Scots: kerf, carf
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