rýja
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rýja. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rye, Swedish rya (whence Finnish ryijy). Probably from the same root as English rough.
Noun
rýja f (genitive singular rýju, nominative plural rýjur)
Declension
declension of rýja
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rýja, from Proto-Germanic *rūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (whence also Latin ruō, Lithuanian ráuti).
Verb
rýja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rúði, supine rúið or rúð)
- (transitive, with accusative) to shear
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- rýja af
- rýja inn að skinninu, rýja inn að skinni (synonymous blóðmjólka, féfletta; to steal the shirt off somebody's back)
- rýja inn að skyrtunni (synonymous blóðmjólka, féfletta; to steal the shirt off somebody's back)
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