thurvan
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terp-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈðurvɑn/
Verb
thurvan
- 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
- uundrodun alla bihuuî he thar sô lango frâon sînun thionon thorfti
- 9th c. Heliand, verse 178:
Conjugation
Conjugation of thurvan (preterite-present)
| infinitive | thurvan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | tharf | thorfta |
| 2nd person singular | tharft | thorftes |
| 3rd person singular | tharf | thorfta |
| plural | thurvun | thorftun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | thurvi | thorfti |
| 2nd person singular | thurvis | thorftis |
| 3rd person singular | thurvi | thorfti |
| plural | thurvin | thorftin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | — | |
| plural | — | |
| participle | present | past |
| thurvandi | — | |
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