stýfa úr hnefa
(Redirected from stýfa úr)
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to shorten from (the) fist”.
Verb
[edit]- (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.