þurst

See also: thurst

Old English

Alternative forms

• þyrst

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Cognates include Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Albanian djersë (“sweat”), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛṣyati) and Latin terra.

The alternative form þyrst has the vocalism of þyrstan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θurst/, [θurˠst]

Noun

þurst m

1. thirst

Declension

Declension of þurst (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þurst	þurstas
accusative	þurst	þurstas
genitive	þurstes	þursta
dative	þurste	þurstum

Derived terms

• þurstiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: þurst, thurst, thorst, thirst
  • English: thirst
  • Scots: thrist