þurfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθʏrva/
Rhymes: -ʏrva

Verb

þurfa (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative þarf, third-person singular past indicative þurfti, supine þurft)

(with accusative or genitive) to require, to need ^syn.
(with accusative) to have to ^syn.
Þú þarft ekki að hitta mig.
You don't need to see me.

Synonyms

(need^def.): þarfnast
(have to^def.): verða

Derived terms

þurfa á að halda

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Verb

þurfa

to need

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Icelandic: þurfa
Faroese: tørva, tarva
Norwegian: turva, turve
Old Swedish: þorva, þarva
- Swedish: torva (archaic)
Danish: tarve

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