kerven

Dutch

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch kerven, from Old Dutch *kervan, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛr.və(n)/
• Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

kerven

1. (intransitive) To cut, gouge out
2. (transitive) To carve (out); (cut a) notch

Inflection

Conjugation of kerven (weak)
infinitive	kerven
past singular	kerfde
past participle	gekerfd
infinitive	kerven
gerund	kerven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kerf	kerfde
2nd person sing. (jij)	kerft	kerfde
2nd person sing. (u)	kerft	kerfde
2nd person sing. (gij)	kerft	kerfde
3rd person singular	kerft	kerfde
plural	kerven	kerfden
subjunctive sing.1	kerve	kerfde
subjunctive plur.1	kerven	kerfden
imperative sing.	kerf
imperative plur.1	kerft
participles	kervend	gekerfd
1) Archaic.

Conjugation of kerven (strong class 3)
infinitive	kerven
past singular	korf
past participle	gekorven
infinitive	kerven
gerund	kerven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kerf	korf
2nd person sing. (jij)	kerft	korf
2nd person sing. (u)	kerft	korf
2nd person sing. (gij)	kerft	korft
3rd person singular	kerft	korf
plural	kerven	korven
subjunctive sing.1	kerve	korve
subjunctive plur.1	kerven	korven
imperative sing.	kerf
imperative plur.1	kerft
participles	kervend	gekorven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• kerf
• kerfbank
• kerfbeitel
• kerfbijl
• kerfboothamer
• kerfdiertje
• kerfhak
• kerfhamer
• kerfhout
• kerfkist
• kerfmachine
• kerfmes
• kerfnagel
• kerfpartij
• kerfrand
• kerfsnijmes
• kerfsnijwerk
• kerfstok
• kerftaaiheid
• kerftabak
• kerfvijl
• kerfwerk
• kerver
• kerving
• inkerven

Noun

kerven

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of kerf

Anagrams

• verken

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kervan, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Verb

kerven

1. to carve, to cut out
2. to cut through, to cut into pieces
3. to destroy, to break

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	kerven
3rd sg. past	karf
3rd pl. past	korven
Past participle	korv
Infinitive	kerven
In genitive	kervens
In dative	kervene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	kerve	karf
2nd singular	kerfs, kerves	korfs, korves
3rd singular	kerft, kervet	karf
1st plural	kerven	korven
2nd plural	kerft, kervet	korft, korvet
3rd plural	kerven	korven
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	kerve	korve
2nd singular	kerfs, kerves	korves
3rd singular	kerve	korve
1st plural	kerven	korven
2nd plural	kerft, kervet	korvet
3rd plural	kerven	korven
Imperative	Present
Singular	kerf, kerve
Plural	kerft, kervet
	Present	Past
Participle	kervende	korv

Descendants

• Dutch: kerven

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “kerven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• keorven, carven, cerven, kerve, ceorfan, kirven, karven

Etymology

From Old English ċeorfan, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną. The total depalatalization of most forms seems to have arisen from analogy to past plural kurven and past participle korven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrvən/
• Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

kerven

1. To cut or stab; to strike in a way that causes cutting or stabbing
2. To cut into; to slice (especially meat).
3. To carve; to carve into or in the likeness of.
4. To slice up, mince, slice into bits; disintegrate.
5. To remove or expel by cutting off or away
6. To divide, separate, cut apart.
7. To utilise carved items for decoration.
8. To do surgery on; especially to perform an abortion.
9. To cleave, create an indentation on.
10. To cleave, create an indentation on.
11. To cut across; to exist across.
12. To remove from or out of by cutting.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kerven (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) kerven
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	kerve	karf, carf, carv
2nd person singular	kervest	karf, carf, carv
3rd person singular	kerveþ, kerveth	karf, carf, carv
plural	kerven	kurven, korven
subjunctive	present	past
singular	kerve	karfe, carfe, carve
plural	kerven	kurven, korven
imperative	present
singular	kerve
plural	kerveþ, kerveth
participle	present	past
	kervende, kervinge	korven, ykorven

Related terms

• forkerven

Descendants

• English: (to) carve
• Scots: (to) cairve, kerve, kerf, carf

References

• “kerven (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.