rugge

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

Noun

rugge m

  1. back

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: rug
    • Afrikaans: rug
    • Jersey Dutch: rœx
    • Negerhollands: rugge, rigi, rege
  • Limburgish: rögk
  • West Flemish: rik, rugge

Further reading

Middle High German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈryɡ.ɡə/, /ˈryk.kə/, /ˈruk.kə/

Noun

rügge, rugge m (genitive singular rügges or rugges or rüggen or ruggen, plural rügge or rugge or rüggen or ruggen)

  1. Alternative form of rücke (back)

Usage notes

  • In parts of Central German this spelling reflects unshifted /ɡɡ/. In Bavarian and Alemannic this spelling reflects /kk/ distinguished from ‹ck› = /kkx/. The intermediate dialects have merged both into /kk/, whence the predominant or normalised form rücke.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse rugga.

Verb

rugge (imperative rugg, present tense rugger, passive rugges, simple past and past participle rugga or rugget, present participle ruggende)

  1. to move, (cause something to) budge
  2. to rock (move to and fro)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse rugga.

Verb

rugge (present tense ruggar, past tense rugga, past participle rugga, passive infinitive ruggast, present participle ruggande, imperative rugge/rugg)

  1. to move, (cause something to) budge
  2. to rock (move to and fro)

Alternative forms

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