rógv
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɹɛkv]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ró (“calm”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“calm, rest”).
Noun
rógv f (genitive singular rógvar, uncountable)
Declension
| f2s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rógv | rógvin |
| accusative | rógv | rógvina |
| dative | rógv | rógvini |
| genitive | rógvar | rógvarinnar |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ró, probably from Proto-Germanic *wranhō or *wrunhō.
Noun
rógv f (genitive singular rógvar, plural røur)
Declension
| f22 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rógv | rógvin | røur | rørnar |
| accusative | rógv | rónna | røur | rørnar |
| dative | rógv | rónni | róm | rónum |
| genitive | róar | róarinnar | rógva | rógvanna |
Etymology 3
Possibly from Old Norse hróf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą. Compare with English roof.
Noun
rógv (only used in accusative singular, gender unknown)
- something high up, perhaps roof or sky (exact meaning unknown; only used in the phrases halan upp í rógv, við halanum upp í rógv “with the tail up/up in the air” and similar)
References
- Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “rógv”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)