þreifa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þreifa (to touch, feel with the hand; feel for oneself, grope along), from Proto-Germanic *þraibijaną, causative of *þrībaną (to seize, take hold, prosper), from Proto-Indo-European *terp-, *trep- (to satisfy, enjoy). Related to thrive.

Pronunciation

Verb

þreifa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þreifaði, supine þreifað)

  1. (intransitive, with preposition á) to grope, to feel

Conjugation