þarfnan

Old Norse

Etymology

From þarfna +‎ -an.

Noun

þarfnan f (genitive þarfnanar, plural þarfnanir)

  1. need, want

Declension

Declension of þarfnan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þǫrfnun þǫrfnunin þarfnanir þarfnanirnar
accusative þǫrfnun þǫrfnunina þarfnanir þarfnanirnar
dative þǫrfnun þǫrfnuninni þarfnanum þarfnanunum
genitive þarfnanar þarfnanarinnar þarfnana þarfnananna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þarfnan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 508; also available at the Internet Archive
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