tharf
English
Etymology
From Middle English therf, from Old English þeorf (“unleavened, fresh, skim”), from Proto-Germanic *þerbaz (“unleavened, simple”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terbh-, *(s)trebh- (“rigid, stiff, tight”).
Cognate with German derb (“rough, coarse, rude”), Old Frisian therve, Middle Dutch derf, Middle High German derp, Icelandic þjarfur (“unleavened”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
Adjective
tharf (comparative more tharf, superlative most tharf)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (obsolete) Unleavened.
- (obsolete, regional British) Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner.
- a tharf person
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References
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English þearf, first and third person singular indicative of þurfan (“to be in need, have need of, need to, be required to, be obliged to, owe”), from Proto-Germanic *þurfaną, *þurbaną, *þerbaną (“may, need to, be allowed to”), from Proto-Indo-European *terp-, *trep- (“to saturate, enjoy”).
Cognate with Dutch durf (“(I) dare”) (infinitive durven), German darf (“(I) am allowed to”) (infinitive dürfen), Swedish tarva (“to require”), Icelandic þarf (“(I) need”) (infinitive þurfa).
Alternative forms
Verb
tharf
Descendants
Etymology 2
Adjective
tharf
- Alternative form of therf
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þarbu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θɑrf/
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Noun
tharf f (genitive tharvo)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | tharf | tharva |
accusative | tharf | tharva |
genitive | tharvō | tharvanō |
dative | tharvu | tharvum |
instrumental | — | — |
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