skref

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skrifą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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    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

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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skref n (genitive skrefs)

  1. pace

Declension

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Descendants

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

References

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