rjúka

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Related to reykur.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rjúka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative rauk, third-person plural past indicative ruku, supine rokið)

  1. to give off smoke or steam
  2. to rush

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *reukaną.

Verb

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rjúka (singular past indicative rauk, plural past indicative ruku, past participle rokinn)

  1. to reek, emit smoke or vapor
    1. (impersonal)
      rýkr af einhverjum
      reek rises from someone
  2. to be driven, drifted like smoke
  3. (figuratively) to fly
    sverðit rauk ór hendi hánum
    the sword flew out of his hand

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: rjúka
  • Faroese: rúka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ryka, ryke, rjuka
  • Old Swedish: riūka
  • Danish: ryge
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ryke

References

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  • rjúka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press