rýrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From the same ultimate source as Proto-Germanic *reufaną (“to tear”).[1]

Adjective

rýrr

  1. poor, weak, insignificant

Declension

Strong declension of rýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrr rýr rýrt
accusative rýran rýra rýrt
dative rýrum rýrri rýru
genitive rýrs rýrrar rýrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrir rýrar rýr
accusative rýra rýrar rýr
dative rýrum rýrum rýrum
genitive rýrra rýrra rýrra
Weak declension of rýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýri rýra rýra
accusative rýra rýru rýra
dative rýra rýru rýra
genitive rýra rýru rýra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýru rýru rýru
accusative rýru rýru rýru
dative rýrum rýrum rýrum
genitive rýru rýru rýru
Declension of comparative of rýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrari rýrari rýrara
accusative rýrara rýrari rýrara
dative rýrara rýrari rýrara
genitive rýrara rýrari rýrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrari rýrari rýrari
accusative rýrari rýrari rýrari
dative rýrurum rýrurum rýrurum
genitive rýrari rýrari rýrari
Strong declension of superlative of rýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrastr rýrust rýrast
accusative rýrastan rýrasta rýrast
dative rýrustum rýrastri rýrustu
genitive rýrasts rýrastrar rýrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrastir rýrastar rýrust
accusative rýrasta rýrastar rýrust
dative rýrustum rýrustum rýrustum
genitive rýrastra rýrastra rýrastra
Weak declension of superlative of rýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrasti rýrasta rýrasta
accusative rýrasta rýrustu rýrasta
dative rýrasta rýrustu rýrasta
genitive rýrasta rýrustu rýrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative rýrustu rýrustu rýrustu
accusative rýrustu rýrustu rýrustu
dative rýrustum rýrustum rýrustum
genitive rýrustu rýrustu rýrustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: rýr
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ryr

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “868-71”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 868-71

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “rýrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 344; also available at the Internet Archive
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