erf

English

noun
Definitions
  • (Northern England) Inheritance; patrimony.
  • (by extension) Stock; cattle.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English erve inherited from Old English yrfe (inheritance) inherited from *arbī inherited from Proto-Germanic *arbiją (heritage) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (change ownership, change allegiance status ownership, change evolve status, orphan, child slave servant).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃erbʰ-

Gloss

change ownership, change allegiance status ownership, change evolve status, orphan, child slave servant

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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