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þ
u
rfan
V
to
need
; to be obliged (to do something)
Source:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/þurfan#Old_English
,
Kroonen 2013
:552
originates from
PWGmc
*þurban
'to need' (
oe-bilabial-fricative-devoicing
) through pwgmc-to-oe
PGmc
*þurfan-
'need' (
pwgmc-stressed-u
) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:552)
Words derived with affix:
beþurfan
'be-need'
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