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DEORFAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
DEORFAN, ic deorfe, ðú dyrfst, he dyrfþ, pl. deorfaþ; p. dearf, pl. durfon; pp. dorfen
Wright's OE grammar
§500;
To labour; laborāre
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  • Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce

    I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 516,
    • 26.
  • Þearle ic deorfe

    I labour very much,

    • Coll, Monast. 19,
    • 13.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. far-dervan to perish:
Ger. M. H. Ger. ver-derben to destroy, perish
.]
Derived forms
ge-deorfan
Linked entries
v.  mán-deorf.
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