hrǿra

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• hrœra

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną, whence also Old English hrēran, Old Saxon hrōrian, Old High German hruorian, hruoren (German rühren).

Verb

hrǿra (singular past indicative hrǿrði, plural past indicative hrǿrðu, past participle hrǿrðr)

1. to stir, move
   • c. 960, Egill Skallagrímsson, “Sonatorrek” (‘the Grievous Loss of Sons’), stanza 21, line 1

     Mjǫk erum tregt · tungu at hrǿra, […]

     It is very hard for me to move my tongue, […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of hrǿra — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	hrǿra
present participle	hrǿrandi
past participle	hrǿrðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hrǿri	hrǿrða
2nd-person singular	hrǿrir	hrǿrðir
3rd-person singular	hrǿrir	hrǿrði
1st-person plural	hrǿrum	hrǿrðum
2nd-person plural	hrǿrið	hrǿrðuð
3rd-person plural	hrǿra	hrǿrðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hrǿra	hrǿrða
2nd-person singular	hrǿrir	hrǿrðir
3rd-person singular	hrǿri	hrǿrði
1st-person plural	hrǿrim	hrǿrðim
2nd-person plural	hrǿrið	hrǿrðið
3rd-person plural	hrǿri	hrǿrði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hrǿr, hrǿri
1st-person plural	hrǿrum
2nd-person plural	hrǿrið

Conjugation of hrǿra — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	hrǿrask
present participle	hrǿrandisk
past participle	hrǿrzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hrǿrumk	hrǿrðumk
2nd-person singular	hrǿrisk	hrǿrðisk
3rd-person singular	hrǿrisk	hrǿrðisk
1st-person plural	hrǿrumsk	hrǿrðumsk
2nd-person plural	hrǿrizk	hrǿrðuzk
3rd-person plural	hrǿrask	hrǿrðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hrǿrumk	hrǿrðumk
2nd-person singular	hrǿrisk	hrǿrðisk
3rd-person singular	hrǿrisk	hrǿrðisk
1st-person plural	hrǿrimsk	hrǿrðimsk
2nd-person plural	hrǿrizk	hrǿrðizk
3rd-person plural	hrǿrisk	hrǿrðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hrǿrsk, hrǿrisk
1st-person plural	hrǿrumsk
2nd-person plural	hrǿrizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: hræra
• Faroese: røra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: røra
• Old Swedish: rø̄ra
  • Swedish: röra
• Old Danish: røræ
  • Danish: røre

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• “hrǿra” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen