þearf

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θæ͜ɑrf/, [θæ͜ɑrˠf]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þarbu.

Noun

þearf f

need (+ genitive = "for" something)
hardship, privation

Declension

Declension of þearf (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þearf	þearfa, þearfe
accusative	þearfe	þearfa, þearfe
genitive	þearfe	þearfa
dative	þearfe	þearfum

Derived terms

firenþearf (“dire hardship”)
sāwolþearf

Descendants

Middle English: thearf, therf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

þearf

first/third-person singular present of þurfan

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