- ceorfan
- cut
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ceorfan
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ceorfan — ceorfan1 sv/t3 3rd pres cierfþ past cearf/curfon ptp gecorfen 1. to cut, cut off, cut down, hew, rend, tear; 2. to carve, cut out, engrave; 3. to slay; 4. to tear, hew, rend; ceorfan1 sv/t3 3rd pres cierfþ past cearf/curfon ptp gecorfen to cut,… … Old to modern English dictionary
cut — ceorfan, heawan, sniþan … English to the Old English
Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… … Wikipedia
жеребей — бья жребий; кусочек (металла и под.) , др. русск. жеребеи резной образец (XVI в.; см. Миккола, Jagic Festschr. 361 и сл.), (ср. в семантическом отношении сербохорв. бpȏj число : брити резать, брить ), укр. жереб жребий , ст. слав. жрѣбии,… … Этимологический словарь русского языка Макса Фасмера
Carve — (k[aum]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved} (k[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. gra fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E. graphy. Cf. {Graphic}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carved — Carve Carve (k[aum]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved} (k[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. gra fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E. graphy. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carving — Carve Carve (k[aum]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved} (k[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. gra fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E. graphy. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kerf — Kerf, n. [AS. cyrf a cutting off, fr. ceorfan to cut, carve. See {Carve}.] A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To carve out — Carve Carve (k[aum]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved} (k[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. gra fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E. graphy. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carve — verb (carved; carving) Etymology: Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cut with care or precision … New Collegiate Dictionary
