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.

Declension

Declension of skref (neuter)

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

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
• Danish: skræv

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “skref”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive