forkerven

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English forċeorfan. Equivalent to for- + kerven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈkɛrvən/

Verb

forkerven

  1. To divide, separate, cleave (in two pieces)
  2. (rare, medicine) To make soft, to disintegrate
  3. (rare) To eat at, corrode

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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