rúntur

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish rundt (“around”), as the word referred to a route encircling Reykjavík's center.

Noun

rúntur m (genitive singular rúnts, nominative plural rúntar) (informal)

  1. driving around without an exact destination as a social activity or for personal enjoyment; cruising
    Kemurðu á rúntinn? ― Want to go for a drive?
  2. (with definite article) a route encircling a town's center which people enjoy driving or walking during evenings
  3. a drive; a ride; the act of taking a vehicle for a ride
    • Tók fyrsta rúntinn á Mars[1]
      Took the first ride on Mars
  4. route, way
    Synonym: leið
    • mörg undanfarin ár hefur hann tekið sama rúntinn um Eyjafjarðarsveit[2]
      he has taken the same route around Eyjafjarðarsveit for many years
    • hún og grúppan hennar gengu alltaf sama rúntinn í miðbænum[3]
      she and her group always walked the same route downtown

Declension

Declension of rúntur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rúntur rúnturinn rúntar rúntarnir
accusative rúnt rúntinn rúnta rúntana
dative rúnti rúntinum rúntum rúntunum
genitive rúnts rúntsins rúnta rúntanna

Derived terms

  • rúnta (“to drive around for enjoyment”)

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “rúntur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “rúntur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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