þurrka

• IPA^(key): /ˈθʏr̥ka/
• Rhymes: -ʏr̥ka

Verbal formation related to þurr (“dry”).

þurrka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þurrkaði, supine þurrkað)

1. to dry (make something dry or drier)
2. to wipe something (so as to remove moisture or unwanted material from the surface of it)
3. to wipe something (such as moisture, dirt, snot, etc.) (from the surface of something)
4. (with or without qualification as to body part) to dry someone’s body, dry someone off
5. (with qualification as to body part) to wipe some part of someone's body (e.g. wipe someone’s nose)

• þurrka (noun)
• þurrkari
• þurrkun

Nominalization of Etymology 1, as one wipes things to dry them of moisture.

þurrka f (genitive singular þurrku, nominative plural þurrkur)

1. wipe (piece of cloth used for wiping)
2. “wiper”, referring to a windshield wiper
3. “dryer”, referring to a hair dryer

• bréfþurrka
• munnþurrka
• pappírsþurrka

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “þyrrkur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)