tófa

See also: tofa

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰouːva/

  Rhymes: -ouːva

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰouːa/

  Rhymes: -ouːa

Noun

tófa f (genitive singular tófu, nominative plural tófur)

1. a fox, a vixen
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Á Sprengisandi”, Grímur Thomsen (music):

     Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
     þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
     eða líka einhver var að hóa
     undarlega digrum karlaróm;
     útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
     eru kannske að smala fé á laun.

     Hush, hush, hush, hush,
     a vixen dashed in the hillock,
     wanting to quench her thirst with blood.
     Or - is it someone calling,
     strangely, with a harsh voice?
     Outlawed men, in the vast waste land
     are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.

Declension

declension of tófa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tófa	tófan	tófur	tófurnar
accusative	tófu	tófuna	tófur	tófurnar
dative	tófu	tófunni	tófum	tófunum
genitive	tófu	tófunnar	tófna	tófnanna

Synonyms

• lágfóta
• melrakki
• refur
• skolli