† erfn.¹

Forms: Old English ierfe, yrfeOld English–Middle English erfe, Middle English erf, ( Orm. errfe), erve.

Etymology: Common Germanic: Old English ęrfe , ięrfe , yrfe , corresponding to Old Frisian erve (Dutch erf ), Old High German erbi , arbi (Middle High German and German erbe ), Gothic arbi < Germanic *arƀjo(m neuter ‘inheritance’ (Old Norse has arfr (masculine), whence Swedish arf , Danish arv ), related to Greek ὀρϕανός orphan, Latin orbus bereft. Compare orf n.¹For the specially English development of meaning, compare cattle.

Obsolete.

Cattle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > oxen or cattle

rothereOE

neateOE

orfOE

erf1154

nowtsc1175

field beasta1382

nolt1437

cattle1555

neat cattle1619

chattel1627

beefc1706

horned cattle1781

cows1869

bullamacow1887

beeves-

1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1125 Hunger and cwealm on men and on erue.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1068 Off þatt errfe þatt tær wass Drihhtin to lake ȝarrkedd.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 39 Ðese fower mannisshe..beð þat erf þe þo herdes ouer wuakeden.

a1300 E.E. Psalter cxlviii. 10 Bestes and alle erfes ma.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3018 Egyptes erf sal al for-faren.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2751 Moyses..wattrede here erue euerilc-on.

Compounds

† erfe-blood n. Obsolete blood of animals.

ΚΠ

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1788 Þatt allterr. þatt tatt errfe blod. Wass eȝȝwhær strennkedd onne.

† erf-kin n. Obsolete the race of animals, cattle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > oxen or cattle > the race of

erf-kina1325

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3177 Al erf-kin hauen he ut led.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

erfn.²

/əːf/

Forms: Plural erfs, erven; † erbes.

Etymology: < Dutch erf in same sense, originally ‘inheritance’: see erf n.¹

In South Africa: ‘a garden plot, usually containing about half-an-acre’ (Webster). Also attributive, as erf-holder, erf-licence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > portion or unit of

pounds worthOE

school land1466

shot1478

ground1548

officiary1594

canton1643

lotment1651

bovate1688

fraction1789

mahal1793

erf1812

fractional section1815

forty1845

tan1871

1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. xxiii. 335 The proposal, that instead of extensive farms, it should be divided into small parcels of land, or erbes.

1818 C. I. La Trobe Jrnl. Visit S. Afr. xvi. 262 His industry put him in possession of this erf, a name given to a small lot of ground, not being a complete farm.

1851 J. J. Freeman Tour S. Afr. viii. 184 The party came to Buxton on Thursday morning, when burning commenced immediately, and no entreaties of erf-holders, tears of mothers and children, availed.

1887 in Barker's Trade & Finance 23 Mar. 3.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 14 Apr. 10/1 The erven (acres) in question were granted to these Reservists by the Government.

1947 Cape Argus 11 Jan. 6/4 Erfs were allocated.

1948 Cape Times 26 Mar. 3/2 21 erfholders who dwell on the mainland but till their land on the island.

1959 Star (Johannesburg) 12 Jan. 20/3 We will sell by Public Auction the following:..Five Erven..Certain Erf No. 136 situate on Olive Avenue.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	erf
释义	† erfn.¹ Forms: Old English ierfe, yrfeOld English–Middle English erfe, Middle English erf, ( Orm. errfe), erve. Etymology: Common Germanic: Old English ęrfe , ięrfe , yrfe , corresponding to Old Frisian erve (Dutch erf ), Old High German erbi , arbi (Middle High German and German erbe ), Gothic arbi < Germanic arƀjo(m neuter ‘inheritance’ (Old Norse has arfr* (masculine), whence Swedish arf , Danish arv ), related to Greek ὀρϕανός orphan, Latin orbus bereft. Compare orf n.¹For the specially English development of meaning, compare cattle. Obsolete. Cattle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > oxen or cattle rothereOE neateOE orfOE erf1154 nowtsc1175 field beasta1382 nolt1437 cattle1555 neat cattle1619 chattel1627 beefc1706 horned cattle1781 cows1869 bullamacow1887 beeves- 1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1125 Hunger and cwealm on men and on erue. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1068 Off þatt errfe þatt tær wass Drihhtin to lake ȝarrkedd. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 39 Ðese fower mannisshe..beð þat erf þe þo herdes ouer wuakeden. a1300 E.E. Psalter cxlviii. 10 Bestes and alle erfes ma. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3018 Egyptes erf sal al for-faren. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2751 Moyses..wattrede here erue euerilc-on. Compounds † erfe-blood n. Obsolete blood of animals. ΚΠ c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1788 Þatt allterr. þatt tatt errfe blod. Wass eȝȝwhær strennkedd onne. † erf-kin n. Obsolete the race of animals, cattle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > oxen or cattle > the race of erf-kina1325 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3177 Al erf-kin hauen he ut led. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). erfn.² /əːf/ Forms: Plural erfs, erven; † erbes. Etymology: < Dutch erf in same sense, originally ‘inheritance’: see erf n.¹ In South Africa: ‘a garden plot, usually containing about half-an-acre’ (Webster). Also attributive, as erf-holder, erf-licence. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > portion or unit of pounds worthOE school land1466 shot1478 ground1548 officiary1594 canton1643 lotment1651 bovate1688 fraction1789 mahal1793 erf1812 fractional section1815 forty1845 tan1871 1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. xxiii. 335 The proposal, that instead of extensive farms, it should be divided into small parcels of land, or erbes. 1818 C. I. La Trobe Jrnl. Visit S. Afr. xvi. 262 His industry put him in possession of this erf, a name given to a small lot of ground, not being a complete farm. 1851 J. J. Freeman Tour S. Afr. viii. 184 The party came to Buxton on Thursday morning, when burning commenced immediately, and no entreaties of erf-holders, tears of mothers and children, availed. 1887 in Barker's Trade & Finance 23 Mar. 3. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 14 Apr. 10/1 The erven (acres) in question were granted to these Reservists by the Government. 1947 Cape Argus 11 Jan. 6/4 Erfs were allocated. 1948 Cape Times 26 Mar. 3/2 21 erfholders who dwell on the mainland but till their land on the island. 1959 Star (Johannesburg) 12 Jan. 20/3 We will sell by Public Auction the following:..Five Erven..Certain Erf No. 136 situate on Olive Avenue. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.¹1154n.²1812
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† erfn.1

Compounds

erfn.2

† erfn.¹

erfn.²