þjarka

Icelandic

Verb

þjarka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þjarkaði, supine þjarkað)

  1. (intransitive) to argue, to quarrel
    Synonyms: þrefa, kýta
  2. (intransitive) to haggle, to bargain
    Synonym: prútta

Derived terms

  • þjarka að (syn. þjarma að)
  • þjarka við

Old Norse

Noun

þjarka f (genitive þjǫrku)

  1. quarrel

Declension

Declension of þjarka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þjarka þjarkan þjǫrkur þjǫrkurnar
accusative þjǫrku þjǫrkuna þjǫrkur þjǫrkurnar
dative þjǫrku þjǫrkunni þjǫrkum þjǫrkunum
genitive þjǫrku þjǫrkunnar þjarkna þjarknanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þjarka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 512; also available at the Internet Archive
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