Þörf

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þörf

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þörf" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

þörf Old Icelandic word can mean:

þörf: (gen. þarfar, pl. þarfar), f. want, need, necessity;

þörf: e-s er ~, a thing is wanted, is necessary (hón kvað þess litla ~);

þörf: e-m er e-s ~, e-m er ~ á e-u, one is in need of;

þörf: þá er ~ verðr, when wanted;

þörf: ef gørast þarfar þess, if need be;

þörf: þola ~ e-s, to be in want of;

þörf: fjár síns, er fengit hefir, skylit maðr ~ þola, a man should not stint himself of money he has made;

þörf: ~um meirr, more than wanted, excessively;

þörf: e-t kemr vel í þarfar, it comes to good use, comes in when wanted;

þörf: vinna ~, to suffice;

þörf: kunna ~ (with infin.), to long to, feel impelled to.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚠ

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

e-s: einhvers.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-u: einhverju.

e-t: eitthvat.

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