þurft
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þurftiz, itself from *þurbaną (“to need”) + *-þiz.
Noun
þurft f (genitive þurftar, plural þurftir)
- need, want, necessity
- necessary discharge; (esp.) urine
Declension
Declension of þurft (strong i-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þurft | þurftin | þurftir | þurftirnar |
| accusative | þurft | þurftina | þurftir | þurftirnar |
| dative | þurft | þurftinni | þurftum | þurftunum |
| genitive | þurftar | þurftarinnar | þurfta | þurftanna |
Derived terms
- þurftugr (“in need; poor”)
- þurftuligr (“useful, profitable”)
Related terms
- þurfa (“to need”)
- þǫrf (“need, necessity”)
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: turft
References
- þurft in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.