róa
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Icelandic [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Verb [edit]
róa ri-verb (third person singular past indicative reri or réri, supine róið)
- to row, to propel a vessel with oars syn.
- to sail out to fish syn.
- to rock backwards and forwards syn.
Anagrams [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Synonyms [edit]
- (row def.): knýja árum
- (sail out to fish def.): róa til fiskjar
- (rock backwards and forwards def.): rugga
Usage notes [edit]
- One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being núa (“to rub, massage; to wipe”), snúa (“to turn”) and gróa (“to grow; to heal”).
- Even though some forms that include the letter e are pronounced as having an é, the e-spelling is thought to be correct by the Icelandic ministry of education. The preferred spelling of the first person singular past tense indicative form of the word róa would thus be reri (“I rowed”) instead of réri (“I rowed”), although both forms are used.
Etymology 2 [edit]
Verb [edit]
róa weak verb (third person singular past indicative róaði, supine róað)
- (transitive, takes the accusative) to sooth, to calm
