forkerven
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English forċeorfan. Equivalent to for- + kerven.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
forkerven
- To divide, separate, cleave (in two pieces)
- (rare, medicine) To make soft, to disintegrate
- (rare) To eat at, corrode
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of forkerven (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: forcarve
References[edit]
- “forkerven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.