þyrsta

See also: tyrsta

Icelandic

Etymology

From þyrstur +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɪr̥sta/
• Rhymes: -ɪr̥sta

Verb

þyrsta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þyrsti, supine þyrst)

1. (impersonal) to thirst, to be thirsty

   Mig þyrstir.

   I am thirsty.

Derived terms

• þyrsta í (“to long for something, to be thirsty for something”)

Related terms

• þorsti (“thirst”)
• þyrstur (“thirsty”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurstiz.

Adjective

þyrsta

1. accusative singular feminine indefinite of þyrstr
2. accusative plural masculine indefinite of þyrstr
3. oblique singular masculine definite of þyrstr
4. singular neuter definite of þyrstr

Verb

þyrsta (singular past indicative þyrsti, plural past indicative þyrstu, past participle þyrstr)

1. (impersonal, transitive with accusative) to thirst, be thirsty

   mik þyrstir ― I am thirsty

Conjugation

Conjugation of þyrsta — impersonal, active (weak class 1)

infinitive	þyrsta
past participle	þyrstr
indicative	present	past
3rd-person singular	þyrstir	þyrsti
subjunctive	present	past
3rd-person singular	þyrsti	þyrsti

Related terms

• þorsti m (“thirst”)
• þyrstr (“thirsty”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: þyrsta
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tyrsta, tyrste, tørsta, tørste
• Norwegian Bokmål: tørste

References

• þyrsta in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.