serfis

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from Latin servus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈser.fis/, [ˈserˠ.vis]

Noun

serfis f (Late Old English)

1. (hapax legomenon) service

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	serfis	serfisa, serfise
accusative	serfise	serfisa, serfise
genitive	serfise	serfisa
dative	serfise	serfisum

Descendants

• Middle English: servise, cervice, serves, serveys, serveyse, service, serviz, servyce, servys, servyse, serwyse
  • English: service (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: service