erve

See also: érve

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

erve

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of erven

Anagrams

• ever, veer, vere, vree

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch ervi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-.

Noun

erve n

1. heritage, patrimony
2. real estate, unmovable property (i.e. land and house), which belongs to oneself and can be inherited
3. land, property

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	erve	erve
accusative	erve	erve
genitive	erfs	erve
dative	erve	erven

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	erve	erven
accusative	erve	erven
genitive	erve, erven	erven
dative	erve, erven	erven

Derived terms

• erven

Descendants

• Dutch: erf
  • Afrikaans: erf
  • → English: erf
  • Negerhollands: erfe
  • Petjo: erf

Further reading

• “erve (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “erve (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Alternative forms

• erfe, erf, irve, yrfe

Etymology

From Old English yrfe, ierfe, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrv(ə)/, /ˈɛrf(ə)/

Noun

erve (plural erfes)

1. Stock, cattle; farm animals.
2. An individual farm animal.

Descendants

• English: erf
• Scots: arff, airf

References

• “erve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-2.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse erfa.

Alternative forms

• erva (a-infinitive)

Verb

erve (present tense erver, past tense ervde, past participle ervd, passive infinitive ervast, present participle ervande, imperative erv)

1. to inherit

Etymology 2

From Old Norse erfi.

Noun

erve n (definite singular ervet, indefinite plural erve, definite plural erva)

1. inheriting, line of succession

References

• “erve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• erve, ever, reve, vere