kerf – Middle English noun declension

Middle English noun forms of kerf

Noun: kerf
Sg.kerf
Pl.kerves

Genitive

Dative

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like kerf

baillif, keverchef, actyf, wharf, elf, lof, houswyf, passyf, delf, kerf, wolf,

Etymology

1. From Old English cyrf, from Proto-West Germanic *kurbi, from Proto-Germanic *kurbiz.
2. The predominance of forms in -e- is probably due to the influence of kerven. See: Old English Nouns 'cyrf'.

Verbs referencing "kerf"

English Nouns kerf.

Translations