tørva

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

tørva (third person singular past indicative tørvaði, third person plural past indicative tørvað, supine tørvað)

  1. to need

Conjugation

Conjugation of tørva (group v-30)
infinitive tørva
supine tørvað
participle (a6)1 tørvandi tørvaður
present past
first singular tørvi tørvaði
second singular tørvar tørvaði
third singular tørvar tørvaði
plural tørva tørvaðu
imperative
singular tørva!
plural tørvið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

  • tørvur (“necessity, demand, need”)

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