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þyrsta

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See also: tyrsta

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From þyrstur +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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þyrsta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þyrsti, supine þyrst)

  1. (impersonal) to thirst, to be thirsty
    Mig þyrstir.
    I am thirsty.

Derived terms

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  • þyrsta í (to long for something, to be thirsty for something)
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þurstiz.

Adjective

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þyrsta

  1. accusative singular feminine indefinite of þyrstr
  2. accusative plural masculine indefinite of þyrstr
  3. oblique singular masculine definite of þyrstr
  4. singular neuter definite of þyrstr

Verb

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þyrsta (singular past indicative þyrsti, plural past indicative þyrstu, past participle þyrstr)

  1. (impersonal, transitive with accusative) to thirst, be thirsty
    mik þyrstirI am thirsty

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þyrsta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tyrsta, tyrste, tørsta, tørste
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørste

References

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