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Old Norse
Etymology
Said to be of imitative origin, compare krytja (“to grumble, murmur”). Evidently supplanted in Norwegian by krykkje, presumably related to the verb.
Noun
rytr m (genitive ryts, plural rytar)
- kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Declension
Declension of rytr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- ^ Lockwood, W. B. (1961). The Faroese Bird Names. Denmark: Munksgaard, p. 44-45