þurfa

Icelandic

/ˈθʏrva/

verb-preterite
Definitions
  • (with accusative or genitive) to require, to need
  • (with accusative) to have to

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þurfa inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną (need, require, must).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þurbaną

Gloss

need, require, must

Concept
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Cognition

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