trive

Norwegian

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to grip, snatch, sieze

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þrífa (take hold, prosper, seize, grasp).

Origin

Old Norse

þrífa

Gloss

take hold, prosper, seize, grasp

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

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