tharf
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English therf, from Old English þeorf (“unleavened, fresh, skim”), from Proto-West Germanic *þerb, from Proto-Germanic *þerbaz (“unleavened, simple”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terbh-, *(s)trebh- (“rigid, stiff, tight”).
Cognate with German derb (“rough, coarse, rude”), Old Frisian therve, Middle Dutch derf, Middle High German derp, Icelandic þjarfur (“unleavened”) and Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθɑː(ɹ)f/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f
Adjective
[edit]tharf (comparative more tharf, superlative most tharf)
Derived terms
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[edit]Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English þearf, first and third person singular indicative of þurfan (“to be in need, have need of, need to, be required to, be obliged to, owe”), from Proto-Germanic *þurfaną, *þurbaną, *þerbaną (“may, need to, be allowed to”), from Proto-Indo-European *terp-, *trep- (“to saturate, enjoy”).
Cognate with Dutch durf (“(I) dare”) (infinitive durven), German darf (“(I) am allowed to”) (infinitive dürfen), Swedish tarva (“to require”), Icelandic þarf (“(I) need”) (infinitive þurfa).
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]tharf
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tharf
- Alternative form of therf
Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *þarbu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tharf f (genitive tharvo)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | tharf | tharva |
accusative | tharf | tharva |
genitive | tharvō | tharvanō |
dative | tharvu | tharvum |
instrumental | — | — |
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