þearf

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θæ͜ɑrf/, [θæ͜ɑrˠf]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þarbu.

Noun

þearf f

  1. need (+ genitive = "for" something)
  2. hardship, privation
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative þearf þearfa, þearfe
accusative þearfe þearfa, þearfe
genitive þearfe þearfa
dative þearfe þearfum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: thearf, therf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

þearf

  1. first/third-person singular present of þurfan
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