yrfe

Middle English

Noun

yrfe

  1. Alternative form of erve

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈyrfe/, [ˈyrve]

Noun

yrfe m

  1. inheritance, property, livestock.[1]

Descendants

References
  1. McGillivray, Murray. Old English Reader. Broadway Press: 2001. Page 339.
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