Kerbe

See also: kërbë

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kërbe (“incision, notch”). Cognate with Old Norse kjarf (“bundle”), Old English cyrf (“incision”).[1]

Noun

Kerbe f (genitive Kerbe, plural Kerben)

  1. dent, groove, nick, notch
  2. kerf
  3. bullseye (nautical)

References
  1. Kerbe in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

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