Þurka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þurka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þurka" in English.

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

þurka Old Icelandic word can mean:

þurka
I)
þurka
(að), v. to dry, make dry (gerðu þeir mikinn eld ok þurkuðu sik).
þurka
II)
þurka
f.
þurka
1) drought, dryness;
þurka
2) towel.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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