turft

See also: þurft

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

turft

1. inflection of turven:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þurft, from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz.

Noun

turft f (definite singular turfta, indefinite plural turfter, definite plural turftene)

1. need, necessity

   Synonyms: behov, trong, torv, naudsyn, nødvendigheit

Related terms

• torv
• turva, turve
• turvast

References

• “turft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.