dreyra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dreyra, from dreyri (“blood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtreiːra/
    Rhymes: -eiːra

Verb

dreyra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dreyrði, supine dreyrt)

  1. (dated, intransitive) to bleed, to ooze blood from a slight wound
    Hann risti í lófa sér krossmark, svo að dreyrði.
    He cut a mark of the cross into his arm so that blood flowed.
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