raust
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raust f (genitive singular raustar, nominative plural raustir)
DeclensionEdit
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 |
SynonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 922
Norwegian BokmålEdit
AdjectiveEdit
raust
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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.
- Og raustare menn enn han hadde no, hev Norig aldri sendt ut paa sjo.
- 1894, Per Sivle, "Svolder":
- Alternative form of raus
- neuter singular of raus
ReferencesEdit
- “raust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.