Þurka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þurka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þurka" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

þurka
þurka, v. (að) tørre, tørke; þurka hey,malt Eb. 30 (534). 51 (9413); DN. II, 156;þurka klæði Eg. 43 (8331); gerðu þeirmikinn eld ok þurkuðu sik Fm. VIII,56; svá úmáttoligt sem þér er at náhöndum til himna eða þurka hafit Barl.1155; m. Dat. þurkaði hann sér á mið-jum dúkinum Fm. VI, 322.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚢᚱᚴᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

Dat.
Dativ.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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