þurrka

• IPA^(key): /ˈθʏr̥ka/
• Rhymes: -ʏr̥ka

Verbal formation related to þurr (“dry”).

þurrka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þurrkaði, supine þurrkað)

1. to dry (make something dry or drier) [with accusative]
2. to wipe something (so as to remove moisture or unwanted material from the surface of it) [with accusative]
3. to wipe something (such as moisture, dirt, snot, etc.) (from the surface of something) [with accusative]
4. (with or without qualification as to body part) to dry someone’s body, dry someone off [with dative]
5. (with qualification as to body part) to wipe some part of someone's body (e.g. wipe someone’s nose) [with dative]

• þurrka (noun)
• þurrkari
• þurrkun

Nominalization of Etymology 1, as one wipes things to dry them of moisture.

þurrka f (genitive singular þurrku, nominative plural þurrkur)

1. wipe (piece of cloth used for wiping)
2. “wiper”, referring to a windshield wiper
3. “dryer”, referring to a hair dryer

• bréfþurrka
• munnþurrka
• pappírsþurrka

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “þyrrkur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)