krefja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse krefja (to demand), from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰrɛvja/
    Rhymes: -ɛvja

Verb

krefja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative krafði, supine krafið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative or ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to demand

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (to demand). Akin to English crave.

Verb

krefja (singular past indicative krafði, plural past indicative krǫfðu, past participle krafðr or krafiðr)

  1. to demand, crave, claim

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: krefja
  • Faroese: krevja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krevja, krevje
  • Old Swedish: kræfia, kræfiæ
  • Danish: kræve

References

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