tarvur

From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”). Compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr (Faroese tjórur), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.

tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvar)

1. bull
2. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus
3. (derogatory) womanizer, lady-killer

From Old Norse þǫrf (“need”), from Proto-Germanic *þarbō. Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf.

tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvir)

1. necessity, demand, need

• tørvur

• tarva (“to need”)