þarfr

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þarbaz, related to þǫrf (“need, necessity”) and þurfa (“to need”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐍃 (þarbs, “necessary; needy”).

Adjective

þarfr

  1. useful, beneficial

Declension

Strong declension of þarfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfr þǫrf þarft
accusative þarfan þarfa þarft
dative þǫrfum þarfri þǫrfu
genitive þarfs þarfrar þarfs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfir þarfar þǫrf
accusative þarfa þarfar þǫrf
dative þǫrfum þǫrfum þǫrfum
genitive þarfra þarfra þarfra
Weak declension of þarfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfi þarfa þarfa
accusative þarfa þǫrfu þarfa
dative þarfa þǫrfu þarfa
genitive þarfa þǫrfu þarfa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þǫrfu þǫrfu þǫrfu
accusative þǫrfu þǫrfu þǫrfu
dative þǫrfum þǫrfum þǫrfum
genitive þǫrfu þǫrfu þǫrfu
Declension of comparative of þarfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfari þarfari þarfara
accusative þarfara þarfari þarfara
dative þarfara þarfari þarfara
genitive þarfara þarfari þarfara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfari þarfari þarfari
accusative þarfari þarfari þarfari
dative þǫrfurum þǫrfurum þǫrfurum
genitive þarfari þarfari þarfari
Strong declension of superlative of þarfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfastr þǫrfust þarfast
accusative þarfastan þarfasta þarfast
dative þǫrfustum þarfastri þǫrfustu
genitive þarfasts þarfastrar þarfasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfastir þarfastar þǫrfust
accusative þarfasta þarfastar þǫrfust
dative þǫrfustum þǫrfustum þǫrfustum
genitive þarfastra þarfastra þarfastra
Weak declension of superlative of þarfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þarfasti þarfasta þarfasta
accusative þarfasta þǫrfustu þarfasta
dative þarfasta þǫrfustu þarfasta
genitive þarfasta þǫrfustu þarfasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þǫrfustu þǫrfustu þǫrfustu
accusative þǫrfustu þǫrfustu þǫrfustu
dative þǫrfustum þǫrfustum þǫrfustum
genitive þǫrfustu þǫrfustu þǫrfustu

Derived terms

  •  óþarfr (“harmful, destructive”)

Further reading

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