Participles
| Present | ierfende |
| Past | (ġe)ierfed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ierfe |
| 2nd sing. | ierfest; ierfst |
| 3rd sing. | ierfeþ; ierfþ |
| 1st plur. | ierfaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ierfaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ierfaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ierfde |
| 2nd sing. | ierfdest |
| 3rd sing. | ierfde |
| 1st plur. | ierfdon |
| 2nd plur. | ierfdon |
| 3rd plur. | ierfdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ierfe |
| 2nd sing. | ierfe |
| 3rd sing. | ierfe |
| 1st plur. | ierfen |
| 2nd plur. | ierfen |
| 3rd plur. | ierfen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ierfde |
| 2nd sing. | ierfde |
| 3rd sing. | ierfde |
| 1st plur. | ierfden |
| 2nd plur. | ierfden |
| 3rd plur. | ierfden |
Imperative
| Singular | ierf |
| Plural | ierfaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'ierfan'
wærlan,
dwilman,
ærnan,
hielfan,
hwierfan,
hwerfan,
bærnan,
cemban,
þingan,
ierfan,
tyrnan,
fultuman,
styrman,
weornan,
wyrnan,
wiernan,
Verbs similar to 'ierfan'
iernan,
beran,
bercan,
biergan,
biernan,
ceorfan,
cerran,
cierran,
delfan,
deorfan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, derived from *arbiją (“inheritance,” whence Old English ierfe). See: Proto-Germanic '
*arbijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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