Þarfr

Old Norse Dictionary - þarfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þarfr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þarfr: adj., fem. þörf, neut. þarft, sounded þart (for it rhymes with mart); [see þurfa]:—useful; mæli þarft eða þegi, Hm. 19: vinna þat er þarft er, Grett. 94; þafr maðr, 92 A; hann var þeim þarfr í öllu því er hann mátti, Finnb. 216; er hann mér þó ekki þarfr, he brings no good to me, Fs. 134; ú-þarfr, useless, mischievous; all-þarfr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛅᚱᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

fem.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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