reyfi

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *raubiją.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

reyfi n (genitive singular reyfis, nominative plural reyfi)

  1. shorn wool from a single sheep; fleece, sheepskin

Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *raubiją.

Noun[edit]

reyfi n (genitive reyfis)

  1. shorn wool of a single sheep
  2. a sheepskin with the wool

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: reyfi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røyve