grúfa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkruːva/

Etymology 1

Noun

grúfa f (genitive singular grúfu, no plural)

  1. used in set phrases
Declension
Declension of grúfa (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative grúfa grúfan
accusative grúfu grúfuna
dative grúfu grúfunni
genitive grúfu grúfunnar
Derived terms
  • liggja á grúfu (“to lie face-down”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse grúfa (“to grovel”).

Verb

grúfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative grúfði, supine grúft or grúfað)

  1. to grovel
Derived terms
  • grúfa sig niður (“to crouch down”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

grúfa f

  1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

  • liggja á grúfu (“to lie face down, on one's belly”)

Verb

grúfa

  1. to grovel, to cower or crouch down

Descendants

  • Icelandic: grúfa
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