grúfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse grúfa (“to grovel”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkruːva/

Noun

grúfa f (genitive singular grúfu, no plural)

  1. used in set phrases

Derived terms
  • liggja á grúfu (“to lie face-down”)

Verb

grúfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative grúfði, supine grúft or grúfað)

  1. to grovel

Derived terms
  • grúfa sig niður (“to crouch down”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”).

Noun

grúfa f

  1. used in set phrases

Derived terms
  • liggja á grúfu (“to lie face down, on one's belly”)

Verb

grúfa

  1. to grovel, to cower or crouch down

Descendants
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