rýja

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse rýja. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rye, Swedish rya (whence Finnish ryijy). Probably from the same root as English rough.

Noun

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rýja f (genitive singular rýju, nominative plural rýjur)

  1. rag, cloth
    Synonyms: tuska, pjatla
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    Declension of rýja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rýja rýjan rýjur rýjurnar
accusative rýju rýjuna rýjur rýjurnar
dative rýju rýjunni rýjum rýjunum
genitive rýju rýjunnar rýja rýjanna
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse rýja, from Proto-Germanic *rūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (whence also Latin ruō, Lithuanian ráuti).

Verb

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rýja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rúði, supine rúið or rúð)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to shear
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *rūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (see also Latin ruō, Lithuanian ráuti).

Verb

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rýja (singular past indicative rúði, plural past indicative rúðu, past participle rúinn)

  1. (transitive, of sheep) to pull the wool off

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: rýja

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