cyrf

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Old English

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kerbaną (compare West Frisian kerve, Low German karven, Dutch kerven, German kerben (“to notch”)), 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”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

cyrf f (nominative plural cyrfe)

  1. an instrument used for cutting
  2. a cutting (off)

Descendants

  • English: kerf
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