dreyra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dreyra, from dreyri (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtreiːra/

  Rhymes: -eiːra

Verb

dreyra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dreyrði, supine dreyrt)

1. (dated, intransitive) to bleed, to ooze blood from a slight wound

   Hann risti í lófa sér krossmark, svo að dreyrði.

   He cut a mark of the cross into his arm so that blood flowed.