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)

  1. (with accusative or genitive) to need, have to
    Ég þarf ný stígvél.
    I need some new boots.
    Þú þarft ekki að hitta mig.
    You don't need to see me.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (need): þarfnast
  • (have to): verða

Derived terms

  • þurfa á að halda

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Verb

þurfa

  1. to need

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • þurfamaðr m (poor man, needy person)
  • þurfandi m
  • þurfi, þurfa (wanting; in need of)
  • þurfsamr (helping)

Descendants

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