þurft

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurftiz, itself from *þurbaną (to need) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

þurft f (genitive þurftar, plural þurftir)

  1. need, want, necessity
  2. necessary discharge; (esp.) urine

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Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turft
  • Swedish: torft

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