røre

See also: rore

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrøːrə/, /ˈʁøːɐ/, [ʁœːɐ], [ʁœːɒ̽]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish røræ, from Old Norse hrœra (“stir, move”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną, cognate with English rear (“to stir”), German rühren (“to stir”).

Verb

røre (past tense rørte, past participle rørt)

1. to touch
2. to move (emotionally)
3. to mix, stir
4. to (reflexive) exercise

Conjugation

Inflection of røre

	present	past
simple	rører	rørte
perfect	har rørt	havde rørt
passive	røres	rørtes
participle	rørende	rørt
imperative	rør	—
infinitive	røre	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	røren	—

Derived terms

• berøre
• irøre
• oprøre
• rørelse
• røremaskine
• rørlig
• vedrøre

 

Etymology 2

From Swedish röra c (“disorder, mess, mix”). Derived from the Swedish equivalent of the preceding verb.

Noun

røre n or c (singular definite røret or røren, not used in plural form)

1. stir, commotion

Synonyms

• blæst
• opstandelse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hrœra (“stir, move”).

Noun

røre f or m (definite singular røra or røren, indefinite plural rører, definite plural rørene)

or only in sense 3 also:

røre n (definite singular røret, indefinite plural rører, definite plural røra or rørene)

1. batter; liquid mixture used for baking (e.g. pancakes)
2. mess, disorder
3. commotion

Derived terms

• eggerøre

Verb

røre (imperative rør, present tense rører, simple past rørte, past participle rørt, present participle rørende)

1. to stir; agitate (e.g. a batter or liquid) by passing something through it
2. to move
3. to touch
4. to ramble, drivel; talk incoherently or senselessly

Derived terms

• urørt

References

• “røre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• røra (of verb)

Etymology

From Old Norse hrœra (“stir, move”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²røːrə/

Noun

røre f (definite singular røra, indefinite plural rører, definite plural rørene)

1. batter; liquid mixture used for baking (e.g. pancakes)
2. mess, disorder
3. commotion

Derived terms

• eggerøre

Verb

røre (present tense rører, past tense rørte, past participle rørt, passive infinitive rørast, present participle rørande, imperative rør)

1. to stir; agitate (e.g. a batter or liquid) by passing something through it
2. to move
3. to touch
4. to ramble, drivel; talk incoherently or senselessly

Derived terms

• røre på seg
• urørt

References

• “røre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.