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Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ró (“calm”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“calm, rest”).
Noun
rógv f (genitive singular rógvar, uncountable)
- calm, rest, quiet
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ró, probably from Proto-Germanic *wranhō or *wrunhō.
Noun
rógv f (genitive singular rógvar, plural røur)
- a plate with a hole in it, used under a nail
Declension
Etymology 3
Possibly from Old Norse hróf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą. Compare with English roof.
Noun
rógv (only used in accusative singular, gender unknown)
- something high up, perhaps roof or sky (exact meaning unknown; only used in the phrases halan upp í rógv, við halanum upp í rógv “with the tail up/up in the air” and similar)
References
- Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “rógv”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)