See also: ruka, Ruka, and rūka

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Related to roykur.

Verb

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rúka (third person singular past indicative reyk, third person plural past indicative ruku, supine rokið)

  1. (intransitive) to smoke
  2. (intransitive) to foam
  3. (intransitive) to smell

Conjugation

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Conjugation of rúka (group v-40)
infinitive rúka
supine rokið
participle (a26)1 rúkandi rokin
present past
first singular rúki reyk
second singular rýkur reykst
third singular rýkur reyk
plural rúka ruku
imperative
singular rúk!
plural rúkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.