kerven

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kerven, from Old Dutch *kervan, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛr.və(n)/

Verb

kerven

1. (intransitive) To cut, gouge out
2. (transitive) To carve (out); (cut a) notch

Noun

kerven

1. Plural form of kerf

Anagrams

• verken

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kervan, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Verb

kerven

1. to carve, to cut out
2. to cut through, to cut into pieces
3. to destroy, to break

Further reading

• “kerven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Alternative forms

• keorven, carven, cerven, kerve, ceorfan, kirven, karven

Etymology

From Old English ċeorfan, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrvən/

Verb

kerven

1. To cut or stab; to strike in a way that causes cutting or stabbing
2. To cut into; to slice (especially meat).
3. To carve; to carve into or in the likeness of.
4. To slice up, mince, slice into bits; disintegrate.
5. To remove or expel by cutting off or away
6. To divide, seperate, cut apart.
7. To utilise carved items for decoration.
8. To do surgery on; especially to perform an abortion.
9. To cleave, create an indentation on.
10. To cleave, create an indentation on.
11. To cut across; to exist across.
12. To remove from or out of by cutting.