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hrífa

hrífa

Icelandic

Noun

hrífa f (genitive singular hrífu, nominative plural hrífur)

  1. rake
Declension

Etymology 2

From the Old Norse hrífa. Most likely from the same root as the verb hrifsa (to snatch, to grab). Compare the English rive.

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