kreve

Norwegian

verb

Definitions

to demand
to require
to claim (e.g. a life)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse krefja (demand).

Origin

Old Norse

krefja

Gloss

demand

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*krafjaną Proto-Germanic
krav Swedish
kräva Swedish
krevja Norwegian Nynorsk
krefja Old Norse
kræve Danish
krefja Icelandic
kræfia Old Swedish
krävi Westrobothnian