þearf

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θæɑrf/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þarbō; cognate with Old Saxon tharf and therva, Old High German darba, Old Swedish þarf, Old Icelandic þörf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba). Compare þurfan.

Noun

þearf f (genitive þearfe)

  1. need, hardship, privation

Etymology 2

see þurfan

Verb

þearf

  1. first-person singular present form of þurfan
  2. third-person singular present form of þurfan
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