erve

See also: érve

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

erve

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of erven

Anagrams

• ever, veer, vere, vree

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

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Derived terms

• erven

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

• erfe, erf, irve, yrfe

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

• English: erf
• Scots: arff, airf

References

• “erve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-2.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse erfa.

Alternative forms

• erva (a-infinitive)

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

• “erve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• erve, ever, reve, vere