þurfa

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

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þurfa (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative þarf, third-person singular past indicative þurfti, supine þurft)

  1. (with accusative or genitive) to need, have to
    Ég þarf ný stígvél.
    I need some new boots.
    Þú þarft ekki að hitta mig.
    You don't need to see me.

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Verb

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þurfa

  1. to need

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þurfa
  • Faroese: tørva, tarva
  • Norwegian Bokmål: turve
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turva
  • Old Swedish: þorva, þarva
    • Swedish: torva (archaic), Swedish: tarva (archaic)
  • Danish: tarve