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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hrjóta, related to Old English hrūtan (snore), Old High German rūzzan (snore). Perhaps related to Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza).

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hrjóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hraut, third-person plural past indicative hrutu, supine hrotið)

  1. to snore
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse hrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *hreutaną, perhaps related to Middle Low German rūzen. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kreu-, as hrjóða, hrjósa and hrynja.

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hrjóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hraut, third-person plural past indicative hrutu, supine hrotið)

  1. to fly, be hurled (in a passive sense, as e.g. of objects flying around)
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From Proto-Germanic *hreutaną.

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hrjóta (singular past indicative hraut, plural past indicative hrutu, past participle hrotinn)

  1. to fall, fly, be flung
    hraut upp hurðin
    the door was flung open
    eldr hraut ór hlunnunum
    fire sprang from the rollers
    hrjóta spœnirnir upp í móti honum
    the chips flew up into his face
  2. to snore
    hann svaf ok hraut sterkliga
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