hrífa

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈr̥iːva] Rhymes: -iːva === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hrífa (“rake”), cognate with Danish rive. From the following verb. ==== Noun ==== hrífa f (genitive singular hrífu, nominative plural hrífur) rake ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse hrífa (“to grip, snatch”), from Proto-Germanic *hrībaną (“to grip, snatch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (“to scratch”). Has become conflated with Proto-Germanic *rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear”), in each subsequent daughter language, cf. Old English gehrīfnian (“to become fierce, rapacious”) and Old Frisian hrīva (“to tear”). Ultimately the sense is 'to make an impression on'. ==== Verb ==== hrífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hreif, third-person plural past indicative hrifu, supine hrifið) to enchant, to carry away, to move someone [intransitive or with accusative] (intransitive) to become effective, to take effect ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hrifinn