rýja
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriːja/
- Rhymes: -iːja
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rýja. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rye, Swedish rya (whence Finnish ryijy). Probably from the same root as English rough.
Noun
rýja f (genitive singular rýju, nominative plural rýjur)
- rag, cloth
- Synonyms: tuska, pjatla
Declension
declension of rýja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rýja | rýjan | rýjur | rýjurnar |
| accusative | rýju | rýjuna | rýjur | rýjurnar |
| dative | rýju | rýjunni | rýjum | rýjunum |
| genitive | rýju | rýjunnar | rýja | rýjanna |
Derived terms
- rýjateppi
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rýja, from Proto-Germanic *rūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (whence also Latin ruō, Lithuanian ráuti).
Verb
rýja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rúði, supine rúið or rúð)
- (transitive, with accusative) to shear
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- rýja af
- rýja inn að skinninu, rýja inn að skinni (synonymous blóðmjólka, féfletta; to steal the shirt off somebody's back)
- rýja inn að skyrtunni (synonymous blóðmjólka, féfletta; to steal the shirt off somebody's back)