yrfe
Middle English
Noun
yrfe
- 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
- inheritance, property, livestock.[1]
Descendants
- Middle English: erve
- English: erf
References
- McGillivray, Murray. Old English Reader. Broadway Press: 2001. Page 339.