rómur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rómr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrouːmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ouːmʏr

Noun

rómur m (genitive singular róms, nominative plural rómar)

1. (usually uncountable) voice
   • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen

     Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,

     þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,

     eða líka einhver var að hóa

     undarlega digrum karlaróm;

     útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun

     eru kannske að smala fé á laun.

     Hush, hush, hush, hush,

     a vixen dashed in the hillock,

     wanting to quench his thirst with blood.

     Or - is it someone calling,

     strangely, with a harsh male voice?

     Outlawed men, in the vast waste land

     are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.

   Synonyms: raust, rödd

Derived terms

• vera gerður góður rómur að (to be well received)
• einum rómi (unanimously)