rugbrød

Danish

Etymology

From rug (“rye”) +‎ brød (“bread”).

Noun

rugbrød n (singular definite rugbrødet, plural indefinite rugbrød)

1. rye bread

Declension

Declension of rugbrød

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rugbrød	rugbrødet	rugbrød	rugbrødene
genitive	rugbrøds	rugbrødets	rugbrøds	rugbrødenes

References

• “rugbrød” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Homemade rye bread with whole and broken grains and seeds.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse rúgbrauð (“rye bread”), from rúgr (“rye”) and brauð (“bread”).

By surface analysis, rug (“rye”) +‎ brød (“bread”).

Cognates and parallel formations include Norwegian Nynorsk rugbrød, Danish rugbrød, Swedish rågbröd, Icelandic rúgbrauð, Faroese rugbreyð, German Roggenbrot, Dutch roggebrood and English rye bread.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʉːɡˌbrøː/
• Rhymes: -øː
• Hyphenation: rug‧brød

Noun

rugbrød n (definite singular rugbrødet, indefinite plural rugbrød, definite plural rugbrøda or rugbrødene)

1. rye bread; bread made chiefly from rye flour
   • 1929 June 29, A-magasinet, page 5:

     det bekjente tyske «Schwartzbrot» eller «Pumpernickel» er … rugbrød, ofte med tilsetning av sukker

     The well-known German “Schwarzbrot” or “Pumpernickel” is … rye bread, often with added sugar.

   • 1959, Axel Jensen, Line, page 54:

     du satt alltid [og] spiste … rugbrød med fiskegrateng på

     You always sat [and] ate … rye bread topped with fish gratin.

   • 1960, Gerd Nyquist, Avdøde ønsket ikke blomster, page 158:

     Gauguin var glad for å kunne selge et maleri for et rugbrød

     Gauguin was pleased to be able to sell a painting for a loaf of rye bread.

References

• “rugbrød” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “rugbrød” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From rug +‎ brød.

Noun

rugbrød n (definite singular rugbrødet, indefinite plural rugbrød, definite plural rugbrøda)

1. rye bread

References

• “rugbrød” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.