þurft

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurftiz, itself from *þurbaną (“to need”) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

þurft f (genitive þurftar, plural þurftir)

need, want, necessity
necessary discharge; (esp.) urine

Declension

Declension of þurft (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þurft	þurftin	þurftir	þurftirnar
accusative	þurft	þurftina	þurftir	þurftirnar
dative	þurft	þurftinni	þurftum	þurftunum
genitive	þurftar	þurftarinnar	þurfta	þurftanna

Derived terms

þurftugr (“in need; poor”)
þurftuligr (“useful, profitable”)

Related terms

þurfa (“to need”)
þǫrf (“need, necessity”)

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk: turft
Swedish: torft

References

þurft in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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