Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *skrifą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

skref n (genitive singular skrefs, nominative plural skref)

  1. step, pace (advance or movement made from one foot to the other)
  2. 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.
  3. a step of development, a stage in progress
    Það að finna upp hjólið var stórt skref.
    Inventing the wheel was a big step.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

skref n (genitive skrefs)

  1. pace

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: skref
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skrev
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skrev

References edit

  • skref”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press