thurven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thurfen, þurfen, durfen

Etymology

From Old English þurfan, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθurvən/

Verb

thurven

1. (auxiliary) To need to, to be required to
2. To need, to require, to neccesitate.
3. (auxiliary) To have to, to be obligated to, to ought to
4. (auxiliary) To be capable of, to be willing to

Usage notes

This verb is frequently conflated with durren due to its similarity with that verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of thurven (preterite-present)

infinitive	(to) thurven
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	thare, tharf, þarf	thurft, thurt, thurst
2nd person singular	thare, tharf, þarf, þarst	thurft, thurt, thurst, *thurtest
3rd person singular	thare, tharf, þarf	thurft, thurt, thurst
plural	thare, thurven, thurve	thurft, thurt, thurten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	tharve, thurve, þurve	*tharve, *þarve
plural	*thurve(n), þurve(n)	*tharve(n), *þarve(n)
imperative	present
singular	-
plural	-
participle	present	past
	*thurving(e), *thurvende	*thurve, *thurved

Descendants

• English: tharf, thair

References

• “thurven (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-25.