þurfan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þurban (“to need”).
Germanic cognates include Old Frisian *thurva, Old Saxon thurƀan, Old Dutch thurvan, Old High German durfan, Old Norse þurfa, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (þaurban).
Pronunciation
Verb
þurfan
- to need [with genitive]
- Þā hōflēasan, hīe ūre þurfon!
- The hoofless, they need us!
- to be obliged (to do something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of þurfan (preterite-present)
infinitive | þurfan | þearfenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | þearf | þorfte |
second person singular | þearft | þorftest |
third person singular | þearf | þorfte |
plural | þurfon | þorfton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | þyrfe | þorfte |
plural | þyrfen | þorften |
imperative | ||
singular | þyrfe | |
plural | þurfaþ | |
participle | present | past |
þearfende | — |
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