deorf

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *derbaz, from Proto-Germanic *derbaną (to work, perish), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerHbʰ- (to work, perish, die).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de͜orf/, [de͜orˠf]

Noun

deorf n

  1. labor, toil
  2. trouble, tribulation

Declension

Derived terms

  • ġedeorf
  • māndeorf

Adjective

deorf

  1. working; striving; endeavouring
  2. bold

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: derf
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