þurfa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

þurfa (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative þarf, third-person singular past indicative þurfti, supine þurft)

  1. (with accusative or genitive) to require, to need
  2. (with accusative) to have to
    Þú þarft ekki að hitta mig.
    You don't need to see me.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Verb

þurfa

  1. to need

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: þurfa
  • Faroese: tørva, tarva
  • Norwegian: turva, turve
  • Old Swedish: þorva, þarva
    • Swedish: torva (archaic), Swedish: tarva (archaic)
  • Danish: tarve