skrefa

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Old Norse

Etymology

Presumably from skref.

Noun

skrefa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of skref

Verb

skrefa (past tense skrefaði)

  1. to stride, pace

Conjugation

Conjugation of skrefa — active (weak class 2)
infinitive skrefa
present participle skrefandi
past participle skrefaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular skrefa skrefaða skrefa skrefaða
2nd person singular skrefar skrefaðir skrefir skrefaðir
3rd person singular skrefar skrefaði skrefi skrefaði
1st person plural skrefum skrefuðum skrefim skrefaðim
2nd person plural skrefið skrefuðuð skrefið skrefaðið
3rd person plural skrefa skrefuðu skrefi skrefaði
imperative present
2nd person singular skrefa
1st person plural skrefum
2nd person plural skrefið
Conjugation of skrefa — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive skrefask
present participle skrefandisk
past participle skrefazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular skrefumk skrefuðumk skrefumk skrefuðumk
2nd person singular skrefask skrefaðisk skrefisk skrefaðisk
3rd person singular skrefask skrefaðisk skrefisk skrefaðisk
1st person plural skrefumsk skrefuðumsk skrefimsk skrefaðimsk
2nd person plural skrefizk skrefuðuzk skrefizk skrefaðizk
3rd person plural skrefask skrefuðusk skrefisk skrefaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular skrefask
1st person plural skrefumsk
2nd person plural skrefizk

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skreva, skreve (e infinitive)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skreve

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skrefa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive