darven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch tharvon, from Proto-Germanic *þarbijaną, *þarbāną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdarvən/

Verb

darven

1. to lack, to want
2. to lose

Alternative forms

• derven
• dēerven

Descendants

• Dutch: derven
  • Afrikaans: derf, derwe

Further reading

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