þurkan

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From þurka (“to dry”) +‎ -an.

Noun

þurkan f (genitive þurkanar, plural þurkanir)

1. drying

Declension

Declension of þurkan (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þurkan	þurkanin	þurkanir	þurkanirnar
accusative	þurkan	þurkanina	þurkanir	þurkanirnar
dative	þurkan	þurkaninni	þurkunum	þurkununum
genitive	þurkanar	þurkanarinnar	þurkana	þurkananna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þurkan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

1. page/520 Internet Archive]

Etymology 2

Noun

þurkan

1. nominative singular definite of þurka