djärv

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish diærver, from Old Norse djarfr, from Proto-Germanic *derbaz. According to Svenska Akademiens ordbok it may be related to the same stem as Old English deorfan ("to work; to act") and Lithuanian dirbti ("to work"), or Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) ("to make solid; to make fat; to feed; to nurture"). Nationalencyklopedins ordbok suggests a relation to German derb ("coarse"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛrv/ Homophone: järv === Adjective === djärv (comparative djärvare, superlative djärvast) bold, daring, venturesome. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== båld (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== djärvas ("to be daring") djärvhet === Further reading === “djärv”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === värjd