törfe
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German durfan, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną (“to need; must”), from Proto-Indo-European *tetórpe (“to be satisfied”). Compare German dürfen, Low German dörven, English tharf, Icelandic þurfa, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (þaurban).
Conjugation
conjugation of törfe – Urner dialect
infinitive | törfe | ||||||
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singular | plural | ||||||
1st person ich, i |
2nd person du |
3rd person er/si/es |
1st person mir |
2nd person ir |
3rd person si | ||
indicative | present | tarf | tarfsch | tarf | törfe | törft | törfe |
subjunctive | I | törf, törfi | törfesch | törf, törfi | törfe | törfet | törfe |
II | törft, törfti | törftesch | törft, törfti | törfte | törftet | törfte |
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 84.
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