hrǿra

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną, whence also Old English hrēran, Old Saxon hrōrian, Old High German hruorian, hruoren (German rühren).

Verb

hrǿra (singular past indicative hrǿrði, plural past indicative hrǿrðu, past participle hrǿrðr)

  1. to stir, move
    • c. 960, Egill Skallagrímsson, “Sonatorrek” (‘the Grievous Loss of Sons’), stanza 21, line 1
      Mjǫk erum tregt · tungu at hrǿra, []
      It is very hard for me to move my tongue, []

Conjugation

Conjugation of hrǿra — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hrǿra
present participle hrǿrandi
past participle hrǿrðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hrǿri hrǿrða hrǿra hrǿrða
2nd person singular hrǿrir hrǿrðir hrǿrir hrǿrðir
3rd person singular hrǿrir hrǿrði hrǿri hrǿrði
1st person plural hrǿrum hrǿrðum hrǿrim hrǿrðim
2nd person plural hrǿrið hrǿrðuð hrǿrið hrǿrðið
3rd person plural hrǿra hrǿrðu hrǿri hrǿrði
imperative present
2nd person singular hrǿr, hrǿri
1st person plural hrǿrum
2nd person plural hrǿrið
Conjugation of hrǿra — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hrǿrask
present participle hrǿrandisk
past participle hrǿrzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hrǿrumk hrǿrðumk hrǿrumk hrǿrðumk
2nd person singular hrǿrisk hrǿrðisk hrǿrisk hrǿrðisk
3rd person singular hrǿrisk hrǿrðisk hrǿrisk hrǿrðisk
1st person plural hrǿrumsk hrǿrðumsk hrǿrimsk hrǿrðimsk
2nd person plural hrǿrizk hrǿrðuzk hrǿrizk hrǿrðizk
3rd person plural hrǿrask hrǿrðusk hrǿrisk hrǿrðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hrǿrsk, hrǿrisk
1st person plural hrǿrumsk
2nd person plural hrǿrizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hræra
  • Faroese: røra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røra
  • Old Swedish: rø̄ra
  • Old Danish: røræ

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • “hrǿra” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen