rugge

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

Noun

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rugge m

  1. back

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: rug
    • Afrikaans: rug
    • Jersey Dutch: rœx
    • Negerhollands: rugge, rigi, rege
  • Limburgish: rögk
  • West Flemish: rik, rugge

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Middle High German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈryɡ.ɡə/, /ˈryk.kə/, /ˈruk.kə/

Noun

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rügge, rugge m (genitive singular rügges or rugges or rüggen or ruggen, plural rügge or rugge or rüggen or ruggen)

  1. Alternative form of rücke (back)

Usage notes

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  • In parts of Central German this spelling reflects unshifted /ɡɡ/. In Bavarian and Alemannic this spelling reflects /kk/ distinguished from ‹ck› = /kkx/. The intermediate dialects have merged both into /kk/, whence the predominant or normalised form rücke.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rugga.

Verb

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rugge (imperative rugg, present tense rugger, passive rugges, simple past and past participle rugga or rugget, present participle ruggende)

  1. to move, (cause something to) budge
  2. to rock (move to and fro)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rugga.

Verb

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rugge (present tense ruggar, past tense rugga, past participle rugga, passive infinitive ruggast, present participle ruggande, imperative rugge/rugg)

  1. to move, (cause something to) budge
  2. to rock (move to and fro)

Alternative forms

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