harv.
a harrow; an implement with tines, discs, or rollers used to break up and level soil after ploughing
Meaning & usage
a harrow; an implement with tines, discs, or rollers used to break up and level soil after ploughing
a road harrow or similar implement used to work and level a gravel surface
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle Norwegian harfr (“harrow”). The formally corresponding Old Norse harfr is attested as a byname; compare the ordinary Old Norse common noun herfi (“harrow”). Kroonen reconstructs Proto-Germanic *harbō- behind Bokmål harv and Nynorsk horv, alongside a variant *harbja- behind Icelandic herfi (“harrow”). These are probably related to Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“autumn, harvest season”) and an inferred verb *harbijaną (“to pluck”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“to pluck, pick; reap, harvest”). The deeper connection is not entirely certain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk harv and horv, Danish harve, Swedish harv, and Icelandic herfi (“harrow”). English harrow may also be related or borrowed from the Scandinavian word.
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