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)

  1. 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)

  1. (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)
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