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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þarbōną. Related to þǫrf (“need, necessity”) and þurfa (“to need”).
Verb
þarfa
- (impersonal, ditransitive, with person dative and object accusative) to have one in want of
fekk svá mikinn fjárhlut sem honum þótti sér þarfa- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Conjugation of þarfa — impersonal, active (weak class 2)
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