hrǿra

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną, whence also Old English hrēran, Old Saxon hrōrian, Old High German hruorian, hruoren (German rühren).

Verb

hrǿra (singular past indicative hrǿrði, plural past indicative hrǿrðu, past participle hrǿrðr)

  1. to stir, move
    • c. 960, Egill Skallagrímsson, “Sonatorrek” (‘the Grievous Loss of Sons’), stanza 21, line 1
      Mjǫk erum tregt · tungu at hrǿra, []
      It is very hard for me to move my tongue, []

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hræra
  • Faroese: røra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røra
  • Old Swedish: rø̄ra
  • Old Danish: røræ

References

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