starf

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse starf, from starfa (to work, labour), from Proto-Germanic *starbōn, cognate with English starve.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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starf n (genitive singular starfs, nominative plural störf)

  1. work, job

Declension

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    Declension of starf
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative starf starfið störf störfin
accusative starf starfið störf störfin
dative starfi starfinu störfum störfunum
genitive starfs starfsins starfa starfanna

Middle English

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Verb

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starf

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of sterven
  2. (later) second-person singular past indicative of sterven