rugr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rugiz, whence also Old English ryġe (English rye), Old Frisian rogga (West Frisian rogge), Old Saxon roggo (Low German Rogg), Dutch rogge, Old High German rocko (German Roggen, Rocken). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo- (compare Russian рожь (rožʹ) and Old Prussian rugis).
Noun
rugr m
- rye (Secale cereale)
Declension
Declension of rugr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rugr | rugrinn | rugir | rugirnir |
| accusative | rug | ruginn | rugi | rugina |
| dative | rug | ruginum | rugum | rugunum |
| genitive | rugar | rugarins | ruga | ruganna |
Descendants
- Danish: rug c (Old Danish rugh)
- Faroese: rugur m
- Icelandic: rúgur m
- Norwegian (Bokmål): rug m
- Norwegian (Nynorsk): rug m
- Swedish: råg c (Old Swedish rogher)
References
- rugr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press