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horfa.

look, aspect

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɔrva]

  1. look, aspect

    feminine

  2. outlook

    feminine · in-plural
    Horfurnar eru góðar.
    Horfurnar eru slæmar.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse horfa (“to turn toward, face”), from Proto-Germanic *hwurbōną (“to turn, veer”).

verb[ˈhɔrva]

  1. to look at, to watch

    weak
    Á hvað ertu að horfa?
    Ég horfði á sjónvarpið.

  2. to face

    weak
    Veggurinn horfir í austur.

  3. to appear, to bode (a certain way)

    impersonal · weak
    Það horfir til vandræða.

  4. ;

    weak

  5. ; Það horfði vel til framtíðar að svo margir ferðamenn komu í janúar. It boded well for the future that so many tourists arrived in January. Það horfði vel til framtíðar að svo margir ferðamenn komu í janúar.

    weak

  6. ; Það horfði vel til framtíðar að svo margir ferðamenn komu í janúar. It boded well for the future that so many tourists arrived in January. It boded well for the future that so many tourists arrived in January.

    weak
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