erven

== English == === Noun === erven plural of erf === Anagrams === Verne, nerve, never == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛrvə(n)/ Hyphenation: er‧ven Rhymes: -ɛrvən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch erven, from Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“change allegiance or status or ownership”). Equivalent to erf +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== erven (transitive) to inherit ===== Usage notes ===== Colloquially, the past tense ierf and the past participle georven are sometimes heard, analogous to the strong conjugation of verb sterven. This is, however, widely considered non-standard. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: erv → Papiamentu: erf (dated) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== erven plural of erf === Anagrams === nerve, reven, veren == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“change allegiance or status or ownership”). Equivalent to erve +‎ -en. === Verb === erven to bequeath to grant, to assign (ownership of) to grant a place/parcel to, to take in to inherit to be inherited, to be granted through inheritance to be in charge, act as an owner ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: erven Limburgish: èrve === Further reading === “erven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “erven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN