hrífa.
rake
Meaning & usage
rake
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hrífa (“rake”), cognate with Danish rive. From the following verb.
to enchant, to carry away, to move someone
to become effective, to take effect
Lyfið hreif mjög fljótt.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hrífa (“to grip, snatch”), from Proto-Germanic *hrībaną (“to grip, snatch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (“to scratch”). Has become conflated with Proto-Germanic *rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear”), in each subsequent daughter language, cf. Old English gehrīfnian (“to become fierce, rapacious”) and Old Frisian hrīva (“to tear”). Ultimately the sense is 'to make an impression on'.
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