cyrf
Old English
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /kyrf/
Noun
cyrf f (nominative plural cyrfe)
- an instrument used for cutting
- a cutting (off)
Related terms
Descendants
- English: kerf
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