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
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
Adjective
tharf (comparative more tharf, superlative most tharf)
Derived terms
References
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
Verb
tharf
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þarbō; cognate with Old English þearf, Old High German darba, Old Icelandic þörf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba). Compare thurvan.
Pronunciation
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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