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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish wra, Old West Norse rá f, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“something crooked”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ro and Swedish vrå. From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Latvian ròka (“arm, hand”), Lithuanian rankà, Russian рука́ (ruká) and possibly also, via Gaulish, French branche (“branch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vrå c (singular definite vråen, plural indefinite vråer)
- (dated) corner (of a house or a country)
- (dated) poor or simple house
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish vrā, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō. Doublet of vrång.
Noun
vrå c
- an (often cramped and secluded) corner of a room or other space
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