røyr

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• røye

Etymology

From Old Norse reyðr.

Noun

røyr f or m (definite singular røyra or røyren, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

   De fikk to røyrer da de fiska.

   They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

References

• “røyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms

• rør (now obsolete; also Norwegian Bokmål)

Noun

røyr f or n (definite singular røyra or røyret, indefinite plural røyrer or røyr, definite plural røyrene or røyra)

1. pipe

   Utanfor låg det nokre røyr stabla opp.

   Outside, some pipes were piled up.

Inflection

Inflection of røyr

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Nynorsk n	røyr	røyret	røyr	røyra
Nynorsk f	røyr	røyra	røyrer	røyrene

Derived terms

• røyrleidning

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrœrar (m pl).

Noun

røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrar, definite plural røyrane)

1. groin

Synonyms

• lyske (also Norwegian Bokmål)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse reyðr.

Alternative forms

• røye
• røya (Nynorsk, bracket form)

Noun

røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

   Dei fekk to røyrer då dei fiska.

   They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

References

• “røyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.