rjúka

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Related to reykur.

Pronunciation

Verb

rjúka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative rauk, third-person plural past indicative ruku, supine rokið)

  1. to give of smoke or steam
  2. to rush

Conjugation

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *reukaną.

Verb

rjúka (singular past indicative rauk, plural past indicative ruku, past participle rokinn)

  1. to reek, emit smoke or vapor
    1. (impersonal)
      rýkr af einhverjum
      reek rises from one
  2. to be driven, drifted like smoke
  3. (figuratively) to fly
    sverðit rauk ór hendi honum
    the sword flew out of his hand

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: rjúka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ryka, ryke
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ryke

References

  • rjúka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press