þearf

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þarbu.

Noun

þearf f

  1. need (+ genitive = "for" something)
  2. hardship, privation
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: thearf, therf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

þearf

  1. first/third-person singular present of þurfan