hrífa

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥iːva/

  Rhymes: -iːva

From Old Norse hrífa (“rake”), cognate with Danish rive. From the following verb.

hrífa f (genitive singular hrífu, nominative plural hrífur)

1. rake

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'.

hrífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hreif, third-person plural past indicative hrifu, supine hrifið)

1. to enchant, to carry away, to move someone [intransitive or with accusative]
2. (intransitive) to become effective, to take effect

   Lyfið hreif mjög fljótt.

   The drug took effect very quickly.

• hrifinn