ÞARFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞARFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ÞARFR

adj., fem. þörf, neut. þarft, sounded þart (for it rhymes with mart); [see þurfa]:—useful; mæli þarft eða þegi, Hm. 19: vinna þat er þarft er, Grett. 94; þafr maðr, 92 A; hann var þeim þarfr í öllu því er hann mátti, Finnb. 216; er hann mér þó ekki þarfr, he brings no good to me, Fs. 134; ú-þarfr, useless, mischievous; all-þarfr.

Runic Inscription

þᛅᚱᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
fem.: feminine.
m.: masculine.
neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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