þurka

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to þurr, probably through Proto-Germanic *þursakōną from *þursuz (dry). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry).

Noun

þurka f (genitive þurku)

  1. drought, dryness
  2. towel
    Synonym: þerra

Declension

Declension of þurka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þurka þurkan þurkur þurkurnar
accusative þurku þurkuna þurkur þurkurnar
dative þurku þurkunni þurkum þurkunum
genitive þurku þurkunnar þurkna þurknanna

Derived terms

  • þurkusamr (dry)

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turke m, tørke m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørke m or f

Verb

þurka

  1. to dry, make dry
    Synonym: þerra

Conjugation

Conjugation of þurka — active (weak class 2)
infinitive þurka
present participle þurkandi
past participle þurkaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þurka þurkaða þurka þurkaða
2nd person singular þurkar þurkaðir þurkir þurkaðir
3rd person singular þurkar þurkaði þurki þurkaði
1st person plural þurkum þurkuðum þurkim þurkaðim
2nd person plural þurkið þurkuðuð þurkið þurkaðið
3rd person plural þurka þurkuðu þurki þurkaði
imperative present
2nd person singular þurka
1st person plural þurkum
2nd person plural þurkið
Conjugation of þurka — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive þurkask
present participle þurkandisk
past participle þurkazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þurkumk þurkuðumk þurkumk þurkuðumk
2nd person singular þurkask þurkaðisk þurkisk þurkaðisk
3rd person singular þurkask þurkaðisk þurkisk þurkaðisk
1st person plural þurkumsk þurkuðumsk þurkimsk þurkaðimsk
2nd person plural þurkizk þurkuðuzk þurkizk þurkaðizk
3rd person plural þurkask þurkuðusk þurkisk þurkaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular þurkask
1st person plural þurkumsk
2nd person plural þurkizk

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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