kerfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjarf, kerfi (“bundle”). Compare with Middle High German krēbe (“basket”), and Sanskrit grapsa- "bundle".[1] Also perhaps akin to Old Saxon crybb (and ergo to Modern English crib).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛrvɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ

Noun

kerfi n (genitive singular kerfis, nominative plural kerfi)

  1. system, organization

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