hreyfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hreyfa, from Proto-Germanic *hraubijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥eiːva/
    Rhymes: -eiːva

Verb

hreyfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hreyfði, supine hreyft)

  1. (with accusative) to move, to shift
  2. (reflexive, with accusative) to stir, to move (oneself), to exercise
  3. (with dative) to bring up, to mention

Conjugation

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hraubijaną.

Verb

hreyfa

  1. to move, stir

Descendants

  • Faroese: royva
  • Icelandic: hreyfa
  • Norwegian (nynorsk): røyve

References

  • hreyfa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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