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tharf

/ˈθɑː(ɹ)f/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tharf
IPA
/ˈθɑː(ɹ)f/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner.

British usage; Obsolete

verb

to need

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English therf, from Old English þeorf (“unleavened, fresh, skim”), from Proto-West Germanic *þerb, from Proto-Germanic *þerbaz (“unleavened, simple”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terbh-, *(s)trebh- (“rigid, stiff, tight”). Cognate with German derb (“rough, coarse, rude”), Old Frisian therve, Middle Dutch derf.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: therf, þeorf, *þerb, *þerbaz, *(s)terbh-, *þurban

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈθɑː(ɹ)f/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tharf (comparative) most tharf (superlative) tharfs (present, singular) tharfing (participle, present) tharfed (participle, past) tharfed (past)

Derived Forms

tharcake tharfish

Phrases

tharf-cake

Rhymes With

scarf barf arf barff

Questions

How do you pronounce tharf?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɑː(ɹ)f/.
What does tharf mean?
Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner.
Where does tharf come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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