Definify.com

Definition 2024


skrifa

skrifa

Cornish

Verb

skrifa

  1. to write

Derived terms


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (write), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skreybʰ-. Compare Faroese skriva, Norwegian and Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskrɪːva/
    Rhymes: -ɪːva

Verb

skrifa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skrifaði, supine skrifað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to write

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms