hrífa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːva/
    Rhymes: -iːva

Etymology 1

From the Old Norse hrífa (rake), from rífa (to tear apart), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to tear).

Cognate with Danish rive.

Noun

hrífa f (genitive singular hrífu, nominative plural hrífur)

  1. rake
Declension

Etymology 2

From the Old Norse hrífa (to grip, snatch), from Proto-Germanic *hrībaną (to grip, snatch), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (to scratch). Has become conflated with Proto-Germanic *rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to tear), in each subsequent daughter language, cf. Old English gehrīfnian (to become fierce, rapacious) and Old Frisian hrīva (to tear). Ultimately the sense is 'to make an impression on'.

Verb

hrífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hreif, third-person plural past indicative hrifu, supine hrifið)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to enchant, to carry away, to move somebody
  2. (intransitive) to become effective, to take effect
    Lyfið hreif mjög fljótt.
    The drug took effect very quickly.
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • hrifinn
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