þarfr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þarbaz, related to þǫrf (“need, necessity”) and þurfa (“to need”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐍃 (þarbs, “neccessary; needy”).
Adjective
[edit]þarfr
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of þarfr
Weak declension of þarfr
Declension of comparative of þarfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þarfari | þarfari | þarfara |
| accusative | þarfara | þarfari | þarfara |
| dative | þarfara | þarfari | þarfara |
| genitive | þarfara | þarfari | þarfara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þarfari | þarfari | þarfari |
| accusative | þarfari | þarfari | þarfari |
| dative | þǫrfurum | þǫrfurum | þǫrfurum |
| genitive | þarfari | þarfari | þarfari |
Strong declension of superlative of þarfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þarfastr | þǫrfust | þarfast |
| accusative | þarfastan | þarfasta | þarfast |
| dative | þǫrfustum | þarfastri | þǫrfustu |
| genitive | þarfasts | þarfastrar | þarfasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þarfastir | þarfastar | þǫrfust |
| accusative | þarfasta | þarfastar | þǫrfust |
| dative | þǫrfustum | þǫrfustum | þǫrfustum |
| genitive | þarfastra | þarfastra | þarfastra |
Weak declension of superlative of þarfr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þarfasti | þarfasta | þarfasta |
| accusative | þarfasta | þǫrfustu | þarfasta |
| dative | þarfasta | þǫrfustu | þarfasta |
| genitive | þarfasta | þǫrfustu | þarfasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þǫrfustu | þǫrfustu | þǫrfustu |
| accusative | þǫrfustu | þǫrfustu | þǫrfustu |
| dative | þǫrfustum | þǫrfustum | þǫrfustum |
| genitive | þǫrfustu | þǫrfustu | þǫrfustu |
Derived terms
[edit]- óþarfr (“harmful, destructive”)
References
[edit]- þarfr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.