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þurka

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Related to þurr, probably through Proto-Germanic *þursakōną from *þursuz (dry). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry).

Noun

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þurka f (genitive þurku)

  1. drought, dryness
  2. towel
    Synonym: þerra

Declension

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Declension of þurka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þurka þurkan þurkur þurkurnar
accusative þurku þurkuna þurkur þurkurnar
dative þurku þurkunni þurkum þurkunum
genitive þurku þurkunnar þurkna þurknanna

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turke m, tørke m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørke m or f

Verb

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þurka

  1. to dry, make dry
    Synonym: þerra

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þurka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520; also available at the Internet Archive
  • “þurka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.