erve

See also: érve

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

erve

  1. (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

  1. heritage, patrimony
  2. real estate, unmovable property (i.e. land and house), which belongs to oneself and can be inherited
  3. land, property

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: erf
    • Afrikaans: erf
    • English: erf
    • Negerhollands: erfe
    • Petjo: erf

Further reading

  • erve (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “erve (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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)

  1. Stock, cattle; farm animals.
  2. 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)

  1. to inherit

Etymology 2

From Old Norse erfi.

Noun

erve n (definite singular ervet, indefinite plural erve, definite plural erva)

  1. inheriting, line of succession

References

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