thurven

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • thurfen, þurfen, durfen

Etymology

From Old English þurfan, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθurvən/

Verb

thurven

  1. (auxiliary) To need to, to be required to
  2. To need, to require, to neccesitate.
  3. (auxiliary) To have to, to be obligated to, to ought to
  4. (auxiliary) To be capable of, to be willing to

Usage notes

This verb is frequently conflated with durren due to its similarity with that verb.

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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