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hverfa.

to turn (to something, back, etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkʰvɛrva]
  1. to turn (to something, back, etc.)

    intransitive · strong · verb
  2. to disappear

    strong · verb
    Stundum langar mig bara að hverfa.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną.

verb[ˈkʰvɛrva]
  1. to turn

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

Causative of hverfa (1). From Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwarbijaną.

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