hverfa

Icelandic

/ˈkʰvɛrva/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to turn (to something, back, etc.)
  • to disappear, vanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hverfa inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (turn).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hwerbaną

Gloss

turn

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🙃

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms