deorf

Old English

Alternative forms
  • dearf (West Saxon)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *derbaz, from Proto-Germanic *derbaną (“to work, perish”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerHbʰ- (“to work, perish, die”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeo̯rf/, [ˈdeo̯rˠf]

Noun

deorf n

  1. labor, toil
  2. trouble, tribulation

Declension
Declension of deorf (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative deorf deorfas
accusative deorf deorfas
genitive deorfes deorfa
dative deorfe deorfum

Derived terms
  • ġedeorf
  • māndeorf

Adjective

deorf

  1. working; striving; endeavouring
  2. bold

Descendants
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