þurft
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *þurftiz, itself from *þurbaną (“to need”) + *-þiz.
Noun edit
þurft f (genitive þurftar, plural þurftir)
Declension edit
Declension of þurft (strong i-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
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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 edit
- þurftugr (“in need; poor”)
- þurftuligr (“useful, profitable”)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- þurft in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.