þurkan

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From þurka (“to dry”) +‎ -an.

Noun

þurkan f (genitive þurkanar, plural þurkanir)

  1. drying
Declension
Declension of þurkan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þurkan þurkanin þurkanir þurkanirnar
accusative þurkan þurkanina þurkanir þurkanirnar
dative þurkan þurkaninni þurkunum þurkununum
genitive þurkanar þurkanarinnar þurkana þurkananna

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Noun

þurkan

  1. nominative singular definite of þurka
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