þearf

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Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /θæ͜ɑrf/, [θæ͜ɑrˠf]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *þarbu.

Noun[edit]

þearf f

  1. need (+ genitive = "for" something)
  2. hardship, privation
Declension[edit]
Declension of þearf (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þearf þearfa, þearfe
accusative þearfe þearfa, þearfe
genitive þearfe þearfa
dative þearfe þearfum
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Middle English: thearf, therf

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

þearf

  1. first/third-person singular present of þurfan
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