rifja

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Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rifja (to turn hay; to explain).

Verb

rifja

  1. to tell a story, to summarize
    rifja upp söguna
    to tell the story
  2. to rake hay into long strips, turn hay
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rifja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of rif

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From the same root as rífa (to rip, pull at forcefully).[1] The "explain" sense appears to be a metaphorical extension of the "rake hay" sense, as raking hay together is similar to raking one's thoughts and expressing them.

Verb

rifja

  1. to turn hay, rake hay
  2. to explain, enumerate

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: rifja

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “rifja”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎ (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 445

Further reading

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