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skafa skef, skóf, skófum, skafinn v

1. to scrape with a blunt instrument; s e-t af, to scrape off; impers, þat hefir eik, er af annarri sjefr, one tree takes what is scraped from another;
2. to shave so as to make smooth (hann skefr spjót-skepti á hallargólfinu);
3. s nagl sinn, to pare one's nail; fig, s at fastliga, to press hard;
4. to shave (þeir höfðu látit s krúnur)

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