thurvan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurban, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Verb

thurvan

1. to need
2. to be required
3. may, to be allowed to

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: dorven
  • Dutch: durven (conflated in meaning with dorren)
    • Afrikaans: durf
    • Javindo: durref
    • Negerhollands: derv, dėfo
    • → Papiamentu: dùrf
  • Limburgish: dörve

Further reading

• “thurvan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• thurƀan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurban, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθurfɑn/, [ˈθurβɑn]

Verb

thurvan

1. to need, to be allowed (to do something)
   • 9th c. Heliand, verse 178:

     uundrodun alla bihuuî he thar sô lango frâon sînun thionon thorfti

     they all wondered who he should need for so long to serve his Lords

Conjugation

Conjugation of thurvan (preterite-present)

infinitive	thurvan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tharf	thorfta
2nd person singular	tharft	thorftes
3rd person singular	tharf	thorfta
plural	thurvun	thorftun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	thurvi	thorfti
2nd person singular	thurvis	thorftis
3rd person singular	thurvi	thorfti
plural	thurvin	thorftin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	thurvandi	—

Derived terms

• bithurvan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: dürven, dörven, dröven
  • Low German: dörven, dröven, dröffen