hrǿra

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Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną, whence also Old English hrēran, Old Saxon hrōrian, Old High German hruorian, hruoren (German rühren).

Verb[edit]

hrǿra (singular past indicative hrǿrði, plural past indicative hrǿrðu, past participle hrǿrðr)

  1. to stir, move
    • c. 960, Egill Skallagrímsson, “Sonatorrek” (‘the Grievous Loss of Sons’), stanza 21, line 1
      Mjǫk erum tregt · tungu at hrǿra, []
      It is very hard for me to move my tongue, []

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: hræra
  • Faroese: røra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røra
  • Old Swedish: rø̄ra
  • Old Danish: røræ

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