röij

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian røy, Dalian rä, Helsingian rödj, Ostrobothnian röi, röjå; ablaut of a word corresponding to Wermlandian, Scanian (Hallandian, Blekingian) ry, rya, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rug-, from *h₁rewg-.

Noun

rö´ij f (definite singular rö´ija, definite plural rȫijĕn)

  1. female capercaillie (bird)
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