reyðr

Old Norse

Etymology

Has been connected with rauðr (“red”).

Noun

reyðr f (genitive reyðar, plural reyðar)

1. rorqual, fin whale

Declension

  Declension of reyðr (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reyðr	reyðrin	reyðar	reyðarnar
accusative	reyði	reyðina	reyðar	reyðarnar
dative	reyði	reyðinni	reyðum	reyðunum
genitive	reyðar	reyðarinnar	reyða	reyðanna

Derived terms

• reyðarhvalr

Descendants

• Icelandic: reyður
• Faroese: royður
• Norwegian: røyr