tófa

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰouːva/

  Rhymes: -ouːva

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰouːa/

  Rhymes: -ouːa

tófa f (genitive singular tófu, nominative plural tófur)

1. a fox, a vixen

   Synonyms: lágfóta, melrakki, refur, skolli

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Á Sprengisandi”, Grímur Thomsen (music):

     Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
     þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
     eða líka einhver var að hóa
     undarlega digrum karlaróm;
     útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
     eru kannske að smala fé á laun.

     Hush, hush, hush, hush,
     a vixen dashed in the hillock,
     wanting to quench her thirst with blood.
     Or - is it someone calling,
     strangely, with a harsh voice?
     Outlawed men, in the vast waste land
     are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.