rytr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Said to be of imitative origin, compare krytja (to grumble, murmur). Evidently supplanted in Norwegian by krykkje, presumably related to the verb.[1]

Noun[edit]

rytr m (genitive ryts, plural rytar)

  1. kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Faroese: ryta, rita
  • Icelandic: rita

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lockwood, W. B. (1961). The Faroese Bird Names. Denmark: Munksgaard, p. 44-45