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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