Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse krefja (to demand), from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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krefja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative krafði, supine krafið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative or ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to demand

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (to demand). Akin to English crave.

Verb

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krefja (singular past indicative krafði, plural past indicative krǫfðu, past participle krafðr or krafiðr)

  1. to demand, crave, claim

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: krefja
  • Faroese: krevja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krevja, krevje
  • Old Swedish: kræfia, kræfiæ
  • Danish: kræve

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