tharf
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
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”).
Adjective
tharf (comparative more tharf, superlative most tharf)
- (obsolete) Unleavened.
- (obsolete) Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner.
- a tharf person
Derived terms
- tharf-cake
- tharcake
- tharfish
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
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).
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
- IPA(key): /ðarf/
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | tharf | tharva |
accusative | tharf | tharva |
genitive | tharvō | tharvanō |
dative | tharvu | tharvum |
instrumental | — | — |
Related terms
- tharfag