- þurstig
- adj thirsty (lit and fig); thirsting after, greedy
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
þurstig
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Thirstier — Thirsty Thirst y, a. [Compar. {Thirstier}; superl. {Thirstiest}.] [AS. ?urstig. See {Thirst}, n.] 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. [1913 Webster] Give me, I pray thee … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thirstiest — Thirsty Thirst y, a. [Compar. {Thirstier}; superl. {Thirstiest}.] [AS. ?urstig. See {Thirst}, n.] 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. [1913 Webster] Give me, I pray thee … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thirsty — Thirst y, a. [Compar. {Thirstier}; superl. {Thirstiest}.] [AS. ?urstig. See {Thirst}, n.] 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. [1913 Webster] Give me, I pray thee, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
terrain — 1727, ground for training horses, from Fr. terrain piece of earth, ground, land, from O.Fr. (12c.), from V.L. *terranum, from L. terrenum land, ground, from neut. of terrenus of earth, earthly, from terra earth, land, lit. dry land (as opposed to … Etymology dictionary
thirsty — O.E. þurstig; see THIRST (Cf. thirst) … Etymology dictionary
