þurft

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurftiz, itself from *þurbaną (“to need”) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

þurft f (genitive þurftar, plural þurftir)

  1. need, want, necessity
  2. necessary discharge; (esp.) urine

Declension

Declension of þurft (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þurft þurftin þurftir þurftirnar
accusative þurft þurftina þurftir þurftirnar
dative þurft þurftinni þurftum þurftunum
genitive þurftar þurftarinnar þurfta þurftanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turft
  • Swedish: torft

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þurft”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520; also available at the Internet Archive
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