þurka

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to þurr, probably through Proto-Germanic *þursakōną from *þursuz (“dry”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

þurka f (genitive þurku)

drought, dryness
towel
Synonym: þerra

Declension

Declension of þurka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þurka	þurkan	þurkur	þurkurnar
accusative	þurku	þurkuna	þurkur	þurkurnar
dative	þurku	þurkunni	þurkum	þurkunum
genitive	þurku	þurkunnar	þurkna	þurknanna

Derived terms

þurkusamr (“dry”)

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk: turke m, tørke m
Norwegian Bokmål: tørke m or f

Verb

þurka

to dry, make dry
Synonym: þerra

Conjugation

Conjugation of þurka — active (weak class 2)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	þurka
present participle	þurkandi
past participle	þurkaðr
1st-person singular	þurka	þurkaða
2nd-person singular	þurkar	þurkaðir
3rd-person singular	þurkar	þurkaði
1st-person plural	þurkum	þurkuðum
2nd-person plural	þurkið	þurkuðuð
3rd-person plural	þurka	þurkuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þurka	þurkaða
2nd-person singular	þurkir	þurkaðir
3rd-person singular	þurki	þurkaði
1st-person plural	þurkim	þurkaðim
2nd-person plural	þurkið	þurkaðið
3rd-person plural	þurki	þurkaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þurka
1st-person plural	þurkum
2nd-person plural	þurkið

Conjugation of þurka — mediopassive (weak class 2)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	þurkask
present participle	þurkandisk
past participle	þurkazk
1st-person singular	þurkumk	þurkuðumk
2nd-person singular	þurkask	þurkaðisk
3rd-person singular	þurkask	þurkaðisk
1st-person plural	þurkumsk	þurkuðumsk
2nd-person plural	þurkizk	þurkuðuzk
3rd-person plural	þurkask	þurkuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þurkumk	þurkuðumk
2nd-person singular	þurkisk	þurkaðisk
3rd-person singular	þurkisk	þurkaðisk
1st-person plural	þurkimsk	þurkaðimsk
2nd-person plural	þurkizk	þurkaðizk
3rd-person plural	þurkisk	þurkaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þurkask
1st-person plural	þurkumsk
2nd-person plural	þurkizk

Derived terms

þurkan f (“drying”)

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk: turka, turke, tørka, tørke
Norwegian Bokmål: tørke
Swedish: torka

References

þurka in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
“þurka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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