røyr

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse reyðr.

Noun

røyr f or m (definite singular røyra or røyren, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

  1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
    De fikk to røyrer da de fiska.
    They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms

  • rør (now obsolete; also Norwegian Bokmål)

Noun

røyr f or n (definite singular røyra or røyret, indefinite plural røyrer or røyr, definite plural røyrene or røyra)

  1. pipe
    Utanfor låg det nokre røyr stabla opp.
    Outside, some pipes were piled up.
Inflection
Inflection of røyr
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Nynorsk n røyr røyret røyr røyra
Nynorsk f røyr røyra røyrer røyrene
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrœrar (m pl).

Noun

røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrar, definite plural røyrane)

  1. groin
Synonyms
  • lyske (also Norwegian Bokmål)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse reyðr.

Alternative forms

Noun

røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

  1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
    Dei fekk to røyrer då dei fiska.
    They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

References

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