wharve

Meaning

Verb

To turn, turn over (especially of mown grass).

Noun

The whorl of a spindle.

Synonyms

whorl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/woɹv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wharven

Inherited from Old English: hweorfan

Cognate with Dutch: werven

Cognate with Icelandic: hverfa

Cognate with Faroese: hvørva

Cognate with German: werben

Inherited from Middle English: wherve

Inherited from Old English: hweorfa

In summary

From Middle English wharven (“to turn”), from Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”). Cognate with Dutch werven (“to recruit”), Icelandic hverfa (“to turn”), Faroese hvørva (“to disappear”), German werben (“to recruit, advertise”).