thurvan

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurban, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Verb

thurvan

  1. to need
  2. to be required
  3. may, to be allowed to

Inflection

Conjugation of thurvan (preterite-present)
infinitive thurvan
indicative present past
1st person singular tharf thorfta
2nd person singular tharft thorftos
3rd person singular tharf thorfta
1st person plural thurvun thorftun
2nd person plural thurvut thorftut
3rd person plural thurvun thorftun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular thurvi thurfti
2nd person singular thurvis, thurvist thurftis
3rd person singular thurvi thurfti
1st person plural thurvin thurftin
2nd person plural thurvit thurftit
3rd person plural thurvin thurftin
imperative present
singular -
plural -
participle present past
thurvandi githorft

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dorven
    • Dutch: durven (conflated in meaning with dorren)
      • Afrikaans: durf
      • Javindo: durref
      • Negerhollands: derv, dėfo
      • → Papiamentu: dùrf
    • Limburgish: dörve

Further reading

  • “thurvan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurban, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terp-.

Pronunciation

Verb

thurvan

  1. to need, to be allowed (to do something)
    • 9th c. Heliand, verse 178:
      uundrodun alla bihuuî he thar sô lango frâon sînun thionon thorfti
      they all wondered who he should need for so long to serve his Lords

Conjugation

Conjugation of thurvan (preterite-present)
infinitive thurvan
indicative present past
1st person singular tharf thorfta
2nd person singular tharft thorftes
3rd person singular tharf thorfta
plural thurvun thorftun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular thurvi thorfti
2nd person singular thurvis thorftis
3rd person singular thurvi thorfti
plural thurvin thorftin
imperative present
singular —
plural —
participle present past
thurvandi —

Derived terms

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