Kerbe

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See also: kërbë

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kërbe (“incision, notch”). Cognate with Old Norse kjarf (“bundle”), Old English cyrf (“incision”).[1]

Noun

Kerbe f (genitive Kerbe, plural Kerben)

  1. dent, groove, nick, notch
  2. kerf
  3. bullseye (nautical)

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kerbe”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • “Kerbe” in Duden online
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