"þurfan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈθur.fɑn/, [ˈθurˠ.vɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *þurban (“to need”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian *thurva, Old Saxon thurƀan, Old Dutch thurvan, Old High German durfan, Old Norse þurfa, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (þaurban). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*þurban||to need}} Proto-West Germanic *þurban (“to need”), {{cog|ofs|*thurva}} Old Frisian *thurva, {{cog|osx|thurƀan}} Old Saxon thurƀan, {{cog|odt|thurvan}} Old Dutch thurvan, {{cog|goh|durfan}} Old High German durfan, {{cog|non|þurfa}} Old Norse þurfa, {{cog|got|𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (þaurban) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} þurfan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|þurfan<pp>}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], þurfan [infinitive], þearfenne [infinitive], þearf [first-person, present, singular], þorfte [first-person, past, singular], þearft [present, second-person, singular], þorftest [past, second-person, singular], þearf [present, singular, third-person], þorfte [past, singular, third-person], þurfon [plural, present], þorfton [past, plural], þyrfe [present, singular], þorfte [past, singular], þyrfen [plural, present], þorften [past, plural], þyrfe [imperative, past, present, singular], þurfaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], þearfende [imperative, present], - [imperative, past]
  1. to need [+genitive]
    Sense id: en-þurfan-ang-verb-D6dp-ZQh Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. to be obliged (to do something)
    Sense id: en-þurfan-ang-verb-eq-riOBu

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for þurfan meaning in Old English (3.8kB)

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      "expansion": "Old High German durfan",
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        "to be obliged (to do something)"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈθurˠ.vɑn]"
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        "present",
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    {
      "form": "þorfte",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "þyrfen",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorften",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    {
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        "present",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "þearfende",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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        "to need"
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      "ipa": "/ˈθur.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈθurˠ.vɑn]"
    }
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}

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