rå

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

Adjective[edit]

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)

  1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
  2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
  3. rough (crude; unrefined)
  4. coarse (not refined)
  5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
  6. tough (rowdy or rough)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate with English roe, German Reh. Cf. Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) written on the 5th-century Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus.

Noun[edit]

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)

  1. roe (deer, particularly the female)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of rå
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rå råen råer råerne
genitive rås råens råers råernes

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

Noun[edit]

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

  1. (nautical) yard
Inflection[edit]
Declension of rå
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rå råen ræer ræerne
genitive rås råens ræers ræernes

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hrár.

Adjective[edit]

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)

  1. raw
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse rá.

Noun[edit]

rå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • raa (obsolete spelling)

Adjective[edit]

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural rå or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)

  1. raw
  2. crude
  3. brutal
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)

  1. to rule, reign
  2. to advise
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

rå på eit seglskip (a sailing yard)

From Old Norse rá f.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • raa (obsolete typography)

Noun[edit]

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. a thin rod used in a drying rack
  2. (nautical, sailing) a yard (spar for a sail)
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

rå m (plural råen)

  1. a stock or stook of grain around a pole
    Synonym: kornstaur

Etymology 4[edit]

From Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (“line, border”)), from Proto-Germanic *raihō (“line, row”). Cognate with Old Swedish rå.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • raa (obsolete typography)

Noun[edit]

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary

Etymology 5[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
ei rå som ligg

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.

Noun[edit]

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

  1. a female roe deer
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 6[edit]

Cognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).

Noun[edit]

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

  1. (folklore, rare) a wight
    Synonym: vette
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Skard, Matias (1901) “raa”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 71
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Raa/raa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /roː/, [r̪oə̯]
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

Adjective[edit]

rå (comparative råare, superlative råast)

  1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
  2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
  3. rough (crude; unrefined)
  4. coarse (not refined)
  5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
  6. tough (rowdy or rough)
  7. (weather) moist and cold
    Synonym: råkall
Declension[edit]
Inflection of rå
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rå råare råast
Neuter singular rått råare råast
Plural råa råare råast
Masculine plural3 råe råare råast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 råe råare råaste
All råa råare råaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse rá (“sailyard, pole for drying fish”), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

Noun[edit]

rå c

  1. (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam
Declension[edit]
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas

Etymology 3[edit]

Apocope of råda

Verb[edit]

rå (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative rå)

  1. Alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
    Älgen rår över skogen
    The moose rules the forest
    Hon måste få rå över sina egen pengar
    She must be allowed to do what she wants with / manage ("decide over") her own money
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of rå (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive rå —
Supine rått —
Imperative rå —
Imper. plural1 rån —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative rår rådde — —
Ind. plural1 rå rådde — —
Subjunctive2 rå rådde — —
Participles
Present participle rående
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms[edit]
  • rå för (“help (have control over)”)

Etymology 4[edit]

Dialectal råd, rådi, from råda (“to rule”).

Noun[edit]

rå c or n

  1. a fairy (mythical being)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rået rån råna
Genitive rås råets råns rånas
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 5[edit]

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.

Noun[edit]

rå c or n

  1. a roe, a female deer
Declension[edit]
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rået rån råna
Genitive rås råets råns rånas
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 6[edit]

From Old Norse rá (“landmark”).

Noun[edit]

rå c or n

  1. a border (between two land properties)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rået rån råna
Genitive rås råets råns rånas
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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