ryge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną, cognate with Swedish ryka, English reek, German riechen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ryːə/, [ˈʁyːy]

Verb

ryge (past tense røg, past participle røget)

1. (intransitive) to smoke (to give off smoke)
2. (transitive) to smoke (to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke, to do so regularly or habitually)
3. (transitive) to smoke (to preserve food with smoke)

   Synonym: røge

4. (intransitive) to go, fall (quickly or suddenly)

Inflection

Inflection of ryge

	present	past
simple	ryger	røg
perfect	har or er røget	havde or var røget
passive	ryges	—
participle	rygende	røget
imperative	ryg	—
infinitive	ryge	—
auxiliary verb	have or være	—
gerund	rygen	—

Derived terms

• ryge af
• ryger
• rygning
• ryge ud

References

• “ryge” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rugi, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo- (compare Russian рожь (rožʹ) and Old Prussian rugis).

See also Old Frisian rogga (West Frisian rogge), Old Saxon roggo (Low German Rogg), Dutch rogge, Old High German rocko (German Roggen, Rocken), Old Norse rugr (Danish rug, Swedish råg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈry.je/

Noun

ryġe m

1. rye

Derived terms

• ruġern (“rye-harvest; the name of a month”)

Descendants

• Middle English: rye, rie, reye, reyghe, reyhe, ruye
  • English: rye
  • Scots: ry
  • Yola: ree