róa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "roa"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ouːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Verb

róa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative reri or réri, supine róið)

1. to row, to propel a vessel with oars

   Synonym: knýja árum

   • 2025 January 17, Væb, “Róa”:

     Róandi hér, róandi þar, róa í gegnum öldurnar, það getur ekkert stoppað mig af.

     Rowing here, rowing there, rowing through the waves, nothing can stop me.

2. to sail out to fish

   Synonym: róa til fiskjar

3. to rock backwards and forwards

   Synonym: rugga

Usage notes

• One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being núa (“to rub, massage; to wipe”), snúa (“to turn”) and gróa (“to grow; to heal”).
• As with the other ri-verbs, the past tense reri was originally pronounced with an e sound but is today pronounced with a é sound. There are therefore two spelling variants used: reri and réri. The Icelandic Ministry of Education considers both variants to be equally correct, but many speakers consider the original reri spelling to be the more correct one.

Derived terms

• láta róa
• róa að öllum árum
• róa fram í gráðið
• róa í
• róa til fiskjar

Etymology 2

Verb

róa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative róaði, supine róað)

1. to soothe, to calm [with accusative]

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• róandi
• róandi lyf

Anagrams

• óra

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Verb

róa

1. to row

Conjugation

Conjugation of róa — active (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)

infinitive	róa
present participle	róandi
past participle	róinn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	rǿ	rera, røra		róa	rera, røra
2nd person singular	rǿr	rerir, rørir		róir	rerir, rørir
3rd person singular	rǿr	reri, røri		rói	reri, røri
1st person plural	róm	rerum, rørum		róim	rerim, rørim
2nd person plural	róið	reruð, røruð		róið	rerið, rørið
3rd person plural	róa	reru, røru		rói	reri, røri
imperative	present
2nd person singular	ró
1st person plural	róm
2nd person plural	róið

Conjugation of róa — mediopassive (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)

infinitive	róask
present participle	róandisk
past participle	róizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	rómk	rerumk, rørumk		rómk	rerumk, rørumk
2nd person singular	rǿsk	rerisk, rørisk		róisk	rerisk, rørisk
3rd person singular	rǿsk	rerisk, rørisk		róisk	rerisk, rørisk
1st person plural	rómsk	rerumsk, rørumsk		róimsk	rerimsk, rørimsk
2nd person plural	róizk	reruzk, røruzk		róizk	rerizk, rørizk
3rd person plural	róask	rerusk, rørusk		róisk	rerisk, rørisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	rósk
1st person plural	rómsk
2nd person plural	róizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: róa
• Faroese: rógva
• Norwegian: ro
• Old Swedish: rōa
  • Swedish: ro
• Danish: ro