raust
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse raust, ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow, boil, stream, move”).[1] Related to Proto-Germanic *runsiz (“river”).
Cognate with Danish røst, Faroese reyst, Norwegian Nynorsk røyst and Swedish röst.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raust f (genitive singular raustar, nominative plural raustir)
Declension edit
declension of raust
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | raust | raustin | raustir | raustirnar |
| accusative | raust | raustina | raustir | raustirnar |
| dative | raust | raustinni | raustum | raustunum |
| genitive | raustar | raustarinnar | rausta | raustanna |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 922, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 922
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
raust
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
raust (indefinite singular raust, definite singular and plural rauste, comparative raustare, indefinite superlative raustast, definite superlative raustaste)
- (archaic) brave, skilful
- 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:
- Og raustare menn enn han hadde no, hev Norig aldri sendt ut paa sjo.
- And braver men than he had now, Norway has never sent out to sea.
- Alternative form of raus
- neuter singular of raus
References edit
- “raust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.