Wiktionary

rå

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

Adjective edit

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)

  1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
  2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
  3. rough (crude; unrefined)
  4. coarse (not refined)
  5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
  6. tough (rowdy or rough)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate with English roe, German Reh. Cf. Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) written on the 5th-century Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus.

Noun edit

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)

  1. roe (deer, particularly the female)
Inflection edit
Declension of rå
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rå råen råer råerne
genitive rås råens råers råernes

Etymology 3 edit

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

Noun edit

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

  1. (nautical) yard
Inflection edit
Declension of rå
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rå råen ræer ræerne
genitive rås råens ræers ræernes

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hrár.

Adjective edit

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)

  1. raw
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse rá.

Noun edit

rå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)
Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.

Alternative forms edit

  • raa (obsolete spelling)

Adjective edit

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural rå or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)

  1. raw
  2. crude
  3. brutal
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)

  1. to rule, reign
  2. to advise
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

 
rå på eit seglskip (a sailing yard)

From Old Norse rá f.

Alternative forms edit

  • raa (obsolete typography)

Noun edit

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. a thin rod used in a drying rack
  2. (nautical, sailing) a yard (spar for a sail)
Derived terms edit

Noun edit

rå m (plural råen)

  1. a stock or stook of grain around a pole
    Synonym: kornstaur

Etymology 4 edit

From Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (“line, border”)), from Proto-Germanic *raihō (“line, row”). Cognate with Old Swedish rå.

Alternative forms edit

  • raa (obsolete typography)

Noun edit

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary

Etymology 5 edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
 
ei rå som ligg

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.

Noun edit

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

  1. a female roe deer
Derived terms edit

Etymology 6 edit

Cognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).

Noun edit

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

  1. (folklore, rare) a wight
    Synonym: vette
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Skard, Matias (1901) “raa”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 71
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Raa/raa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams edit

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /roː/, [r̪oə̯]
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

Adjective edit

rå (comparative råare, superlative råast)

  1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
  2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
  3. rough (crude; unrefined)
  4. coarse (not refined)
  5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
  6. tough (rowdy or rough)
  7. (weather) moist and cold
    Synonym: råkall
Declension edit
Inflection of rå
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rå råare råast
Neuter singular rått råare råast
Plural råa råare råast
Masculine plural3 råe råare råast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 råe råare råaste
All råa råare råaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse rá (“sailyard, pole for drying fish”), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

Noun edit

rå c

  1. (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam
Declension edit
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas

Etymology 3 edit

Apocope of råda

Verb edit

rå (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative rå)

  1. Alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
    Älgen rår över skogen
    The moose rules the forest
    Hon måste få rå över sina egen pengar
    She must be allowed to do what she wants with / manage ("decide over") her own money
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rå (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive rå —
Supine rått —
Imperative rå —
Imper. plural1 rån —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative rår rådde — —
Ind. plural1 rå rådde — —
Subjunctive2 rå rådde — —
Participles
Present participle rående
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms edit
  • rå för (“help (have control over)”)

Etymology 4 edit

Dialectal råd, rådi, from råda (“to rule”).

Noun edit

rå c or n

  1. a fairy (mythical being)
Declension edit
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rået rån råna
Genitive rås råets råns rånas
Derived terms edit

Etymology 5 edit

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.

Noun edit

rå c or n

  1. a roe, a female deer
Declension edit
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rået rån råna
Genitive rås råets råns rånas
Derived terms edit

Etymology 6 edit

From Old Norse rá (“landmark”).

Noun edit

rå c or n

  1. a border (between two land properties)
Declension edit
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rån rår rårna
Genitive rås råns rårs rårnas
Declension of rå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rå rået rån råna
Genitive rås råets råns rånas
Derived terms edit

References edit

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