ierfe

== Old English == === Alternative forms === yrfe, irfe, erfe, ærfe === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”). Cognate with Old High German erbi, Old Norse erfi. Related to Old English earm (“poor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi͜yr.fe/, [ˈi͜yrˠ.ve] === Noun === ierfe n inheritance cattle, livestock property ==== Declension ==== Strong ja-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: erve, erfe, erf, irve, yrfe (through the Anglian equivalent)English: erfScots: arff, airf === References ===