skref

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrifą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrɛːv/
• Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• skref fyrir skref
• þróunarskref

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

skref n (genitive skrefs)

1. pace

Declension

  Declension of skref (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skref	skrefit	skref	skrefin
accusative	skref	skrefit	skref	skrefin
dative	skrefi	skrefinu	skrefum	skrefunum
genitive	skrefs	skrefsins	skrefa	skrefanna

Related terms

• skrefa

Descendants

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

References

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