*kerbaną

Runic: ᚲᛖᚱᛒᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈker.βɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to cut

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (‘to scratch’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularkerbōkerbaų–
2nd singularkirbizikerbaizkerb
3rd singularkirbidikerbaikerbadau
1st dualkerbōzkerbaiw–
2nd dualkerbadizkerbaidizkerbadiz
1st pluralkerbamazkerbaim–
2nd pluralkirbidkerbaidkirbid
3rd pluralkerbandikerbainkerbandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkerbai–
2nd singularkerbazaikerbaizau
3rd singularkerbadaikerbaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralkerbandaikerbaindau
2nd pluralkerbandaikerbaindau
3rd pluralkerbandaikerbaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkarbkurbį̄
2nd singularkarftkurbīz
3rd singularkarbkurbī
1st dualkurbūkurbīw
2nd dualkurbudizkurbīdiz
1st pluralkurbumkurbīm
2nd pluralkurbudkurbīd
3rd pluralkurbunkurbīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
kerbaną kerbandz kurbanaz

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Descendants

  • *kerban (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *kervan (Old Dutch)
      • kerven (Middle Dutch)
        • kerven (Dutch)
  • *kerban (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ceorfan (Old English)
      • cherven (Middle English)
  • *kerban (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ceorfan (Old English)
      • kerven, carve, carven, cerven, karven, kerve, kirven, kyrvyn, ceorfan, ceorfæn, keorven (Middle English)
        • carve (English)
        • cairve, kerve, kerf, carf (Scots)
  • *kerban (Proto-West Germanic)
    • kerva (Old Frisian)
      • karve (North Frisian)
      • käärwje (Saterland Frisian)
      • kerve (West Frisian)
  • *kerban (Proto-West Germanic)
    • kerban (Old High German)
      • kërben (Middle High German)
        • chërbe, kërbe (Alemannic German)
        • kerwe (East Franconian)
        • kerben (German)
        • karbować (Polish)
        • karwa (Vilamovian)
        • קאַרבן (karbn) (Yiddish)
  • *kerban (Proto-West Germanic)
    • kervan (Old Saxon)
      • kerven, karven (Middle Low German)
        • karve (Danish)
        • karven (Low German)
        • karve (Norwegian)
        • karva (Swedish)

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