þörf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þǫrf, from Proto-Germanic *þarbō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θœrv/
    Rhymes: -œrv

Noun

þörf f (genitive singular þarfar, nominative plural þarfir)

  1. need, necessity
    • Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)
      Elds er þörf
      þeim er inn er kominn
      og á kné kalinn.
      Matar og voða
      er manni þörf,
      þeim er hefir um fjall farið.
      Fire he needs
      who with frozen knees
      Has come from the cold without;
      Food and clothes
      must the farer have,
      The man from the mountains come.

Declension

Declension of þörf (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þörf þörfin þarfir þarfirnar
accusative þörf þörfina þarfir þarfirnar
dative þörf þörfinni þörfum þörfunum
genitive þarfar þarfarinnar þarfa þarfanna
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