þearf
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θæɑrf/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *þarbō; cognate with Old Saxon tharf and therva, Old High German darba, Old Swedish þarf, Old Icelandic þörf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba). Compare þurfan.
Noun
þearf f (genitive þearfe)
- need, hardship, privation
Etymology 2
see þurfan
Verb
þearf
- first-person singular present form of þurfan
- third-person singular present form of þurfan