*derbaz

Runic: ᛞᛖᚱᛒᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈder.βɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

bold, determined, strong

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰerbʰ-ó-s from root *(s)dʰerbʰ-(‘to exert (force, work, treatment); become stiff’), probably from *dʰer- (‘to support, hold’) via Sieb’s Law. Related to *derbaną (‘to work, perish).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	derbaz	derbō	derbą, -atō	derbai	derbôz	derbō
Acc.	derbanǭ	derbǭ	derbą, -atō	derbanz	derbōz	derbō
Gen.	derbas, -is	derbaizōz	derbas, -is	derbaizǫ̂	derbaizǫ̂	derbaizǫ̂
Dat.	derbammai	derbaizōi	derbammai	derbaimaz	derbaimaz	derbaimaz
Inst.	derbanō	derbaizō	derbanō	derbaimiz	derbaimiz	derbaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	derbô	derbǭ	derbô	derbaniz	derbōniz	derbōnō
Acc.	derbanų	derbōnų	derbô	derbanunz	derbōnunz	derbōnō
Gen.	derbiniz	derbōniz	derbiniz	derbanǫ̂	derbōnǫ̂	derbanǫ̂
Dat.	derbini	derbōni	derbini	derbammaz	derbōmaz	derbammaz
Inst.	derbinē	derbōnē	derbinē	derbammiz	derbōmiz	derbammiz

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Descendants

dearf, deorf (Old English)
- derf (Middle English)
  - derf (Scots)
derfe, derve (Old Frisian)
derbi (Old Saxon)
- derve (Middle Low German)
djarfr (Old Norse)
- djarvur (Faroese)
- djarfur (Icelandic)
- djerv, djarv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
djarfr (Old Norse)
- djærv (Danish)
  - djerv (Norwegian Bokmål)
djarfr (Old Norse)
- diærver (Old Swedish)
  - djärv (Swedish)

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