þǫrfgi

Old Norse

Etymology

From þǫrf (“need”) +‎ -gi (“negational suffix”).

Interjection

þǫrfgi

  1. (poetic) no need, unnecessary

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þörfgi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 523; also available at the Internet Archive
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