røyk

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • røk (rare)
  • røg (Riksmål, obsolete)
  • røik (Riksmål, obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rœʏ̯k/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reykr, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz. See also ryke. One of the fairly few words in which the diphthongal Norwegian form has displaced the monophthongal Danish form (røk being rare).

Noun

røyk m (definite singular røyken, uncountable)

  1. smoke
    Ingen røyk uten ild. ― No smoke without fire.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

røyk

  1. imperative of røyke
  2. simple past of ryke

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rœʏk/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reykr, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz. Akin to English reek.

Noun

røyk m (definite singular røyken, uncountable)

  1. smoke
    Ingen røyk utan eld.
    No smoke without fire.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

røyk

  1. imperative of røyke
  2. imperative of røykja

References

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