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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish ræf, from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rev, Swedish räv. The word is probably borrowed from an Iranian source, compare Digor Ossetian робас (robas, “fox”), Persian روباه (rôbâh), Sanskrit लोपाक (lopāka).[1] Latin vulpēs and Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx) are probably related somehow, but it may be a wanderword.
Pronunciation
Noun
ræv c (singular definite ræven, plural indefinite ræve)
- (zoology) fox (the species Vulpes vulpes)
- (figuratively) fox (a sly person)
Declension
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “fuhsa”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 157-58
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk ræv or rauv, from Old Norse rauf (“gap, rift, hole”), Proto-Germanic *raubō (“rift”). Cognate with Danish røv and Swedish röv, used similarly. The noun is derived from the verb Old Norse rjúfa (“to break, tear”), Proto-Germanic *reufaną (“to tear”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ræv f or m (definite singular ræva or ræven, indefinite plural ræver, definite plural rævene)
- (slang) arse, ass (buttocks)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Noun
ræv f (definite singular ræva, indefinite plural ræver, definite plural rævene)
- Alternative spelling of rauv (“arse”)
References
- “ræv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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