thurvan

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terp-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðurvɑn/

Verb

thurvan

  1. to need, to be allowed (to do something)
    • 9th c. Heliand, verse 178:
      uundrodun alla bihuuî he thar sô lango frâon sînun thionon thorfti
      they all wondered who he should need for so long to serve his Lords

Conjugation

Descendants

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