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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
erve
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of erven
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch ervi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-.
Noun
erve n
- heritage, patrimony
- real estate, unmovable property (i.e. land and house), which belongs to oneself and can be inherited
- land, property
Inflection
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English yrfe, ierfe, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrv(ə)/, /ˈɛrf(ə)/
Noun
erve (plural erfes)
- Stock, cattle; farm animals.
- An individual farm animal.
Descendants
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse erfa.
Alternative forms
Verb
erve (present tense erver, past tense ervde, past participle ervd, passive infinitive ervast, present participle ervande, imperative erv)
- to inherit
Etymology 2
From Old Norse erfi.
Noun
erve n (definite singular ervet, indefinite plural erve, definite plural erva)
- inheriting, line of succession
References
- “erve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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