earfe

Old English

Alternative forms

• earbe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ervum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑr.fe/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠ.ve]

Noun

earfe f

1. (rare) common vetch (Vicia sativa)

Declension

Declension of earfe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	earfe	earfan
accusative	earfan	earfan
genitive	earfan	earfena
dative	earfan	earfum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “earfe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “earfe”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I ⁠‎^[2], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.