skref
Icelandic
Etymology
From Proto-GermanicCategory:Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#SKREFCategory:Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic#SKREF *skrifą.
Pronunciation
Noun
skref n (genitive singular skrefs, nominative plural skref)Category:Icelandic lemmas#SKREFCategory:Icelandic nouns#SKREFCategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#SKREFCategory:Icelandic neuter nouns#SKREFCategory:Pages with entries#SKREFCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SKREF
- step, pace (advance or movement made from one foot to the other)
- 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.
- a step of development, a stage in progress
- Það að finna upp hjólið var stórt skref.
- Inventing the wheel was a big step.
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Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Old Norse entries#SKREF
Noun
skref n (genitive skrefs)Category:Old Norse lemmas#SKREFCategory:Old Norse nouns#SKREFCategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#SKREFCategory:Old Norse neuter nouns#SKREFCategory:Pages with entries#SKREFCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SKREF
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Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “skref”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive