rúntur
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish rundt (“around”), as the word referred to a route encircling Reykjavík's center.
Noun[edit]
rúntur m (genitive singular rúnts, nominative plural rúntar)
- driving around without an exact destination as a social activity or for personal enjoyment; cruising
- Kemurðu á rúntinn? ― Want to go for a drive?
- (with definite article) a route encircling a town's center which people enjoy driving or walking during evenings
- a drive; a ride; the act of taking a vehicle for a ride
- "Tók fyrsta rúntinn á Mars" [1]
- route, way
Declension[edit]
declension of rúntur
Derived terms[edit]
- rúnta (“to drive around for enjoyment”)
Further reading[edit]
- “rúntur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)