Þörf
Old Norse Dictionary - þörfMeaning of Old Norse word "þörf" (or þǫrf) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þörf (þǫrf)
- f., gen. þarfar, pl. þarfir, [þurfa; Ulf. þarba = ὑστέρημα, þarbos þulan = ὑστερεισθαι; Dan. tarv]:—need, necessity; e-m er þörf e-s, Hm. 149; ef görask þarfar þess, Skm.; enga þörf ætla ek mér á því, Fms. vi. 36; bíða langa þörf e-s, Bs. i. 862: the phrases, vinna þörf, to suffice, Al. 125, 129, Grág. i. 445, 457; þola þörf e-s (Goth. þarvos þulan), Hm.; þá er þörf verðr, when wanted, K. Þ. K. 14; þörfum meirr, more than needed, excessively, Ld. 206, Jd. 32; e-t kemr vel í þarfar, it comes to good use, in a case of need or emergency, Fms. viii. 290: business, n. G. l. i. 80.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þörf may be more accurately written as þǫrf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Jd.
- Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Skm.
- Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
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