rugge

From Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

rugge m

1. back

• ricke
• rigge

• Dutch: rug
  • Afrikaans: rug
  • Jersey Dutch: rœx
  • Negerhollands: rugge, rigi, rege
• Limburgish: rögk
• West Flemish: rik, rugge

• “rucghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “rugge (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

• IPA^(key): /ˈryɡ.ɡə/, /ˈryk.kə/, /ˈruk.kə/

rügge, rugge m (genitive singular rügges or rugges or rüggen or ruggen, plural rügge or rugge or rüggen or ruggen)

1. alternative form of rücke (“back”)

• In parts of Central German this spelling reflects unshifted /ɡɡ/. In Bavarian and Alemannic this spelling reflects /kk/ distinguished from ‹ck› = /kkx/. The intermediate dialects have merged both into /kk/, whence the predominant or normalised form rücke.

From Old Norse rugga.

rugge (imperative rugg, present tense rugger, passive rugges, simple past and past participle rugga or rugget, present participle ruggende)

1. to move, (cause something to) budge
2. to rock (move to and fro)

• “rugge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “rugge_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Old Norse rugga.

rugge (present tense ruggar, past tense rugga, past participle rugga, passive infinitive ruggast, present participle ruggande, imperative rugge/rugg)

1. to move, (cause something to) budge
2. to rock (move to and fro)

• rugga

• “rugge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.