Þarfr
Old Norse Dictionary - þarfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þarfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛅᚱᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- fem.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)