rå

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɔˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

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

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)

1. roe (deer, particularly the female)

Inflection

Declension of rå

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rå	råen	råer	råerne
genitive	rås	råens	råers	råernes

Etymology 3

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

Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

1. (nautical) yard

Inflection

Declension of rå

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rå	råen	ræer	ræerne
genitive	rås	råens	ræers	ræernes

References

• “rå” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾoː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

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

1. raw

Derived terms

• rådata
• råmateriale, råmaterial
• råolje
• råsaft
• råstoff

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

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

• råseil

References

• “rå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roː/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• raa (obsolete spelling)

Adjective

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

• forråe
• halvrå
• råbarka
• råberga
• råbudsjett
• råbygg
• rådata
• rådd
• råe
• råemne
• råfilm
• råflire
• råflott
• rågummi
• råhøy
• råjarn
• råkald
• råkost
• råkøyre
• råleik
• rålendt
• råmateriale
• råme
• råmjølk
• råne
• råolje
• rårand
• råsaft
• råskap
• råskinn
• råskrelle
• råslag
• råsprit
• råsteike
• råstoff
• råtass
• råtev
• råvare
• råvêr
• råvoren
• råvyrke

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• råda, råde (long forms)
• raa, raada (obsolete spelling, short and long forms)

Verb

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

• avrå
• rå bot på
• rå med
• rådande
• rådeleg
• råderom
• samrå
• tilrå

Related terms

• råd

Etymology 3

rå på eit seglskip (a sailing yard)

From Old Norse rá f.

Alternative forms

• raa (obsolete typography)

Noun

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

• fokkerå
• råband
• rånokk
• råsegl
• råskjer

Noun

rå m (plural råen)

1. a stock or stook of grain around a pole

   Synonym: kornstaur

Etymology 4

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

Alternative forms

• raa (obsolete typography)

Noun

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

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

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

1. a female roe deer

Derived terms

• råbukk
• rådyr

Etymology 6

Cognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).

Noun

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

1. (folklore, rare) a wight

   Synonym: vette

Derived terms

• bergrå
• skogsrå
• vassrå

References

• “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

• år

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roː/, [r̪oə̯]

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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. harsh (severe or cruel)
8. (weather) moist and cold

   Synonym: råkall

Declension

Inflection of rå

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	rå	råare	råast
neuter singular	rått	råare	råast
plural	råa	råare	råast
masculine plural2	råe	råare	råast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	råe	råare	råaste
all	råa	råare	råaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• (brutal): hårdkokt

Derived terms

• råskinn
• råkurr

Etymology 2

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

Noun

rå c

1. (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam

Declension

Declension of rå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
	definite	rårna	rårnas

Etymology 3

Apocope of råda

Verb

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

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	—	—
present participle		rående
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• rå för (“help (have control over)”)

Etymology 4

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

Noun

rå c or n

1. a fairy (mythical being)

Declension

Declension of rå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
	definite	rårna	rårnas

Declension of rå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
	definite	rået	råets
plural	indefinite	rån	råns
	definite	råna	rånas

Derived terms

• bergsrå
• gårdsrå
• kvarnrå
• skogsrå

Etymology 5

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

Noun

rå c or n

1. a roe, a female deer

Declension

Declension of rå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
	definite	rårna	rårnas

Declension of rå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
	definite	rået	råets
plural	indefinite	rån	råns
	definite	råna	rånas

Derived terms

• råbock
• rådjur
• råget
• råkid

Etymology 6

From Old Norse rá (“landmark”).

Noun

rå c or n

1. a border (between two land properties)

Declension

Declension of rå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
	definite	rårna	rårnas

Declension of rå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
	definite	rået	råets
plural	indefinite	rån	råns
	definite	råna	rånas

Derived terms

• rågång
• råmärke
• rå och rör

References

• rå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)