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Yes. The word erven is a Scrabble US word. The word erven is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word erven is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

E1R1V4E1N1

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5-letter words (3 found)

ERVEN,NERVE,NEVER,

4-letter words (8 found)

EEVN,EREV,ERNE,EVEN,EVER,NEVE,REEN,VEER,

3-letter words (10 found)

EEN,ENE,ERE,ERN,EVE,NEE,REE,REN,REV,VEE,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,EN,ER,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 27 words from erven according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of erven

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Definitions and meaning of erven

erven

Noun

erven

  1. plural of erf

Anagrams

  • Verne, nerve, never

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrvə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: er‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch erven, from Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“change allegiance or status or ownership”). Equivalent to erf +‎ -en.

Verb

erven

  1. (transitive) to inherit
Usage notes
  • Colloquially, the past tense ierf and the past participle georven are sometimes heard, analogous to the strong conjugation of verb sterven. This is, however, widely considered non-standard.
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: erv
  • → Papiamentu: erf (dated)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

erven

  1. plural of erf

Anagrams

  • nerve, reven, veren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“change allegiance or status or ownership”). Equivalent to erve +‎ -en.

Verb

erven

  1. to bequeath
  2. to grant, to assign (ownership of)
  3. to grant a place/parcel to, to take in
  4. to inherit
  5. to be inherited, to be granted through inheritance
  6. to be in charge, act as an owner

Inflection

Descendants

  • Dutch: erven
  • Limburgish: èrve

Further reading

  • “erven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “erven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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