therva

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þarbō; cognate with Old English þearf, Old High German darba, Old Icelandic þörf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba). Compare thurvan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɛr.fɑ/, [ˈθɛr.βɑ]
  • (late Old Saxon) IPA(key): [ˈðɛr.βɑ]

Noun

therva f (genitive thervo)

  1. need, distress

Declension

therva (feminine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative therva therva
accusative therva therva
genitive thervō thervanō
dative thervu thervum
instrumental — —
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