röskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rǫskr, from Proto-Germanic *wraskwra-, from Proto-Indo-European *wrésgʷ-e-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrœskʏr/
    Rhymes: -œskʏr

Adjective

röskur (comparative röskari, superlative röskastur)

  1. quick, prompt, quick to do/finish (especially what one is asked)
    Synonym: fljótur
  2. energetic, lively
    Synonyms: ötull, vaskur, snarpur

Inflection

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “wreskwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 595
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