nødtørft
See also: nödtorft
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German nōttorft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft, from nōd (“need”) + thurft (“need”). Compare German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, and (from Low German) Swedish nödtorft.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nødtørft c (singular definite nødtørften, not used in plural form)
- (archaic) natural necessity
- in modern language almost only in the euphemism at forrette sin nødtørft, "to relieve oneself, to urinate".