victoriousvocabulary:

DERF

[adjective]

Scottish: bold; daring.

Etymology: from Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse djarfr, “bold”; akin to Old English deorfan, “to labour, perish”, Old Saxon derƀi, “strong”, Old Frisian derve, “bold”, Armenian derbuk, “rough, stiff”, Lithuanian dìrbti, “to work”.

[Miranda Meeks – Fortune Favors the Bold]