kerven

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch kerven, from Old Dutch *kervan, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.və(n)/ Hyphenation: ker‧ven Rhymes: -ɛrvən === Verb === kerven (intransitive) to cut, gouge out (transitive) to carve (out); (cut a) notch ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: skèrf === Noun === kerven plural of kerf === Anagrams === verken == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *kervan, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną. === Verb === kerven to carve, to cut out to cut through, to cut into pieces to destroy, to break ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: kerven === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “kerven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === carve, carven, cerven, karven, kerve, kirven, kyrvyn ceorfan, ceorfæn, keorven (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English ċeorfan, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną. The total depalatalization of most forms seems to have arisen from analogy to past plural curven and past participle corven; compare cherven. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛrvən/ Rhymes: -ɛrvən === Verb === kerven To cut or stab; to slash as to cause cutting or stabbing: To cut into; to slice (especially meat). To make surgical incisions or perform surgical operations. To mince or slice up (slice into bits) To separate by cutting; to cut apart. To remove or expel by cutting off or out. To carve; to carve into or in the likeness of. To divide or separate; to split up. To eliminate or destroy; to take away. To go across; to exist across. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== forkerven kerf ==== Descendants ==== English: carve Scots: cairve, kerve, kerf, carf ==== References ==== “kerven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 April 2018.