rúntur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Danish rundt (“around”), as the word referred to a route encircling Reykjavík's center.
Noun
[edit]rúntur m (genitive singular rúnts, nominative plural rúntar)
- driving around without an exact destination as a social activity or for personal enjoyment; cruising
- Kemurðu á rúntinn? ― Want to go for a drive?
- (with definite article) a route encircling a town's center which people enjoy driving or walking during evenings
- a drive; a ride; the act of taking a vehicle for a ride
- "Tók fyrsta rúntinn á Mars" [1]
- route, way
Declension
[edit]declension of rúntur
Derived terms
[edit]- rúnta (“to drive around for enjoyment”)
Further reading
[edit]- “rúntur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)