hrútur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hrútr, from Proto-Germanic *hrūtaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr̥uːtʏr/
- Rhymes: -uːtʏr
Noun
hrútur m (genitive singular hrúts, nominative plural hrútar)
- a ram (male sheep)
- 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
- Krummi krunkar úti,
kallar á nafna sinn:
„Ég fann höfud af hrúti
hrygg og gæruskinn.“
Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
krummi nafni minn.- “Krummi croaks outside,
calling his namesake:
‘I found the head of a ram,
backbone and sheepskin.’
Come now and peck with me,
Krummi, my namesake.”
- “Krummi croaks outside,
- 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
Declension
declension of hrútur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hrútur | hrúturinn | hrútar | hrútarnir |
| accusative | hrút | hrútinn | hrúta | hrútana |
| dative | hrúti / hrút | hrútnum | hrútum | hrútunum |
| genitive | hrúts | hrútsins | hrúta | hrútanna |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hrútur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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