þreifa

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈθreiːva/
    Rhymes: -eiːva

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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