therva

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• therƀa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þarbō; cognate with Old English þearf, Old High German darba, Old Icelandic þörf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba). Compare thurvan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛr.fɑ/, [ˈθɛr.βɑ]
• (late Old Saxon) IPA^(key): [ˈðɛr.βɑ]

Noun

therva f (genitive thervo)

1. need, distress

Declension

Declension of therva (feminine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	therva	therva
accusative	therva	therva
genitive	thervō	thervanō
dative	thervu	thervum
instrumental	—	—