raust
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse raust. Cognate with Danish røst, Faroese reyst, Norwegian Nynorsk røyst and Swedish röst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /røyst/
- Rhymes: -øyst
Noun
raust f (genitive singular raustar, nominative plural raustir)
- voice
Declension
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 |
Synonyms
- rödd
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
raust
- neuter singular of raus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hraustr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ræʉst/
Adjective
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
References
- “raust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.