krefja

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse krefja (to demand), from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

krefja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative krafði, supine krafið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative or ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to demand

Conjugation[edit]

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Synonyms[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (to demand). Akin to English crave.

Verb[edit]

krefja (singular past indicative krafði, plural past indicative krǫfðu, past participle krafðr or krafiðr)

  1. to demand, crave, claim

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: krefja
  • Faroese: krevja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krevja
  • Old Swedish: kræfia, kræfiæ
  • Danish: kræve

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