ryg

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hryggr, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with English ridge and German Rücken (back).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ryg c (singular definite ryggen, plural indefinite rygge)

  1. back
  2. spine
  3. ridge
Inflection

References

ryg” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Verb

ryg

  1. imperative of ryge