ierfenuma

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • one who receives an inheritance; an heir

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *arbijanumô affix from Old English yrfe (inheritance) + Old English *numa (taker, receiver).

Origin

Old English

*numa

Gloss

taker, receiver

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