skref

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrifą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skrɛːv/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun

skref n (genitive singular skrefs, nominative plural skref)

  1. step, pace (advance or movement made from one foot to the other)
  2. step, pace (the distance covered by a step)
    Hún tók fjögra skrefa tilhlaup.
    She took a four step running start.
    Hann færði sig einu skrefi nær.
    He moved one step closer.
    Skólinn minn er bara nokkur skref í burtu.
    My school is only a few steps away.
  3. a step of development, a stage in progress
    Það að finna upp hjólið var stórt skref.
    Inventing the wheel was a big step.

Declension
declension of skref
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skref skrefið skref skrefin
accusative skref skrefið skref skrefin
dative skrefi skrefinu skrefum skrefunum
genitive skrefs skrefsins skrefa skrefanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

skref n (genitive skrefs)

  1. pace

Declension
  Declension of skref (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skref skrefit skref skrefin
accusative skref skrefit skref skrefin
dative skrefi skrefinu skrefum skrefunum
genitive skrefs skrefsins skrefa skrefanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: skref
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skrev
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skrev

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