þrífa

Icelandic

/ˈθriːva/

verb-strong

Definitions

(transitive) to clean, to cleanse
(transitive) to snatch, to seize, to grab

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þrífa (take hold, prosper, seize, grasp) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrīfaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þrīfaną

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

trive Norwegian Bokmål
*þrībaną Proto-Germanic
*þrīfaną Proto-Germanic
triva Norwegian Nynorsk
trive Norwegian Nynorsk
thryven Middle English
þrífa Old Norse
þrīvas, þrivas Old Swedish