"erf" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-erf.oga Forms: erfs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: From Middle English erve, erfe, from Old English yrfe, ierfe (“heritage, bequest, inheritance, property, inherited property, property that passes to an heir, cattle, livestock”), from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją (“heritage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”) (whence also *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”)). Cognate with Dutch erf (“inheritance, patrimony, ground, courtyard”), German Erbe (“heritage, legacy, inheritance”), Danish arv (“heritage, inheritance”), Swedish arv (“heritage, inheritance”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi, “inheritance”), Latin orbus (“orphan”), Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”), Old English ierfa (“heir”). Related to orf and odal and athel. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|erve}} Middle English erve, {{inh|en|ang|yrfe}} Old English yrfe, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*arbī}} Proto-West Germanic *arbī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*arbiją|gloss=heritage}} Proto-Germanic *arbiją (“heritage”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃erbʰ-|t=to change ownership}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”), {{cog|nl|erf||inheritance, patrimony, ground, courtyard}} Dutch erf (“inheritance, patrimony, ground, courtyard”), {{cog|de|Erbe||heritage, legacy, inheritance}} German Erbe (“heritage, legacy, inheritance”), {{cog|da|arv||heritage, inheritance}} Danish arv (“heritage, inheritance”), {{cog|sv|arv||heritage, inheritance}} Swedish arv (“heritage, inheritance”), {{cog|got|𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹||inheritance}} Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi, “inheritance”), {{cog|la|orbus||orphan}} Latin orbus (“orphan”), {{cog|grc|ὀρφανός||orphan}} Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”), {{cog|ang|ierfa||heir}} Old English ierfa (“heir”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} erf (plural erfs)
  1. (Northern England, Scotland, rare) Inheritance; patrimony. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, rare
    Sense id: en-erf-en-noun-ZNnDIJZQ Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 2 35 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 61 4 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 1 1 1 27 27 6 22 4 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 1 30 30 7 20 2 9
  2. (by extension) Stock; cattle. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-erf-en-noun-QO1clcxk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erfkin
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-us-erf.oga Forms: erfs [plural], erven [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: Borrowed from obsolete Dutch erf (“hereditament, plot of land”). Doublet of erf above. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|erf|t=hereditament, plot of land}} Dutch erf (“hereditament, plot of land”), {{doublet|en|erf#Etymology_1}} Doublet of erf Head templates: {{en-noun|s|erven}} erf (plural erfs or erven)
  1. (US regional, Cape Colony, New York, South Africa) A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement. Tags: New-York, South-Africa, US, regional Derived forms: ervenholder
    Sense id: en-erf-en-noun-5~x~mqIt Categories (other): American English, New York English, Regional English, South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)f"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erf"
}

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