rífa v (acc) (reif, rifu, rifið)
1. (tæta sundur) tear, rip
2. (fella) tear down
~ hús
tear down a house
3. (hrifsa) snatch
~ e-ð úr höndunum á e-m
snatch sth out of sby's hands
4. (klóra) scratch
5. (~ ost ofl) grate
6. refl quarrel, fight
7. pp
varan var rifin út
the goods were snapped up
8. phrases
~ sig
shoot one's mouth off
~ kjaft
use foul language
~ e-ð í sig
1) bolt down one's food
2) tear sth apart, criticize sth savagely
~ e-ð niður
1) tear sth down
2) criticize sth harshly
~ e-n upp
arouse sby from deep sleep, drag sby out of bed