nødtørft

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German nōttorft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft, from nōd (need) +‎ thurft (need). Compare German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, and (from Low German) Swedish nödtorft.

Pronunciation

Noun

nødtørft c (singular definite nødtørften, not used in plural form)

  1. (archaic) natural necessity
    in modern language almost only in the euphemism at forrette sin nødtørft, "to relieve oneself, to urinate".

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