þurst

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See also: thurst

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Cognates include Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Albanian djersë (“sweat”), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛṣyati) and Latin terra.

The alternative form þyrst has the vocalism of þyrstan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /θurst/, [θurˠst]

Noun[edit]

þurst m

  1. thirst

Declension[edit]

Declension of þurst (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þurst þurstas
accusative þurst þurstas
genitive þurstes þursta
dative þurste þurstum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: þurst, thurst, thorst, thirst
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