FromOld Norsetarfr, fromOld Irishtarb, fromProto-Celtic*tarwos(“bull”), fromProto-Indo-European*táwros(“bull”). CompareLatintaurus,Old Norseþjórr (Faroesetjórur), fromProto-Semitic*ṯawr-(“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.

tarvur m (genitive singulartarvs, pluraltarvar)

1. bull
2. (astrology, astronomy)Taurus
3. (derogatory)womanizer,lady-killer

FromOld Norseþǫrf(“need”), fromProto-Germanic*þarbō. Cognate withOld Englishþearf,Gothic𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰(þarba) andIcelandicþörf.

tarvur m (genitive singulartarvs, pluraltarvir)

1. necessity,demand,need

• tørvur

• tarva(“to need”)

• Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
• Faroese terms derived from Old Irish
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Celtic
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Semitic
• Faroese lemmas
• Faroese nouns
• Faroese masculine nouns
• fo:Astrology
• fo:Astronomy
• Faroese derogatory terms
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
• fo:Cattle

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