nødtørft
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See also: nödtorft
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German nōttorft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft, from nōd (“need”) + thurft (“need”). Compare German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, and (from Low German) Swedish nödtorft.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nødtørft c (singular definite nødtørften, not used in plural form)
- (archaic) natural necessity
- in modern language almost only in the euphemism at forrette sin nødtørft, "to relieve oneself, to urinate".
Derived terms[edit]
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