þarfagangr

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • urine, excrement

Etymology

Compound from Old Norse þǫrf (need, necessity) + Old Norse gangr (course, walk, pace)root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (step, walk, stride).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰengʰ-

Gloss

step, walk, stride

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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