deorf

== Old English == === Alternative forms === dearf === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *derbaz, from Proto-Germanic *derbaną (“to work, perish”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerHbʰ- (“to work, perish, die”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de͜orf/, [de͜orˠf] === Noun === deorf n labor, toil trouble, tribulation ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ġedeorf māndeorf === Adjective === deorf working; striving; endeavouring bold ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== deorfan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: derf Scots: derf