þǫrf
See also: torv, torf, and þörf
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þarbō.
Noun
þǫrf f (genitive þarfar, plural þarfar)
- need, want, necessity
Declension
Declension of þǫrf (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þǫrf | þǫrfin | þarfar | þarfarnar |
| accusative | þǫrf | þǫrfina | þarfar | þarfarnar |
| dative | þǫrf | þǫrfinni | þǫrfum | þǫrfunum |
| genitive | þarfar | þarfarinnar | þarfa | þarfanna |
Derived terms
- þǫrfgi
Related terms
- þarfa
- þurfa
- þurft
Descendants
- Icelandic: þörf
- Faroese: tørvur m, tarvur m
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: tarv m or n
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tarv f; torv f
- Old Swedish: þarf
- Swedish: tarv n
- Danish: tarv c or n
- Westrobothnian: tarv, tärv m or f
References
- þǫrf in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.