þrefa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrefa (to wrangle; dispute), from Proto-Germanic *þrebaną, related to Old English þrafian (to quarrel). More at thrave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɛːva/
    Rhymes: -ɛːva

Verb

þrefa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þrefaði, supine þrefað)

  1. (intransitive) to bicker, to quarrel

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • þref
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