þrífa

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse þrífa, from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną. Cognate with English thrive, which came to mean "to take" and thereby "to grow" (reflexive). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθriːva/ Rhymes: -iːva === Verb === þrífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þreif, third-person plural past indicative þrifu, supine þrifið) to clean, to cleanse [with accusative] Synonym: hreinsa to snatch, to seize, to grab [with accusative] Synonym: hrifsa ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “þrífa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)