ierfenuma

== Old English == === Alternative forms === yrfenuma, irfenuma, erfenuma === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *arbijanumô, *arbijanumjô, equivalent to ierfe (“inheritance”) +‎ *numa (“taker”). Cognate with Old Frisian erfnoma, Old High German erbinomo, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰 (arbinumja). Compare also Old Norse arftaki and arftakari. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi͜yr.feˌnu.mɑ/, [ˈi͜yrˠ.veˌnu.mɑ] === Noun === ierfenuma m inheritor, heir ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: arrfname, ervename (through the Anglian equivalent)