þearf

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θæ͜ɑrf/, [θæ͜ɑrˠf]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *þarbu.

Noun

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þearf f

  1. need (+ genitive = "for" something)
  2. hardship, privation
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: thearf, therf

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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þearf

  1. first/third-person singular present of þurfan