deorfan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *derban (“to work, perish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde͜or.fɑn/, [ˈde͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

deorfan

1. to labor
2. to be in peril, perish

Conjugation

Conjugation of deorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	deorfan	deorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	deorfe	dearf
second person singular	dierfst	durfe
third person singular	dierfþ	dearf
plural	deorfaþ	durfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	deorfe	durfe
plural	deorfen	durfen
imperative
singular	deorf
plural	deorfaþ
participle	present	past
	deorfende	(ġe)dorfen

Derived terms

• ġedeorfan
• deorf

Descendants

• Middle English: derven
  • English: derve

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “DEORFAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.