stýfa úr hnefa

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to shorten from (the) fist”.

Verb

stýfa úr hnefa

  1. (rare) to eat (something from one's hand) (not using utensils), to take a bite of (something in one's hand), to bite apart [with accusative ‘something’]
    Maðurinn þagði en stýfði svo brauðið úr hnefa.
    The man was quiet but then started to eat the bread.
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