hraustur

Icelandic

Etymology

Old Norse hraustr, from Proto-Indo-European *kreu- (to shake, wave around), related to Tocharian A kru (reed), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (to move).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥øystʏr/
    Rhymes: -øystʏr

Adjective

hraustur (comparative hraustari, superlative hraustastur)

  1. healthy, well
  2. brave, valiant
  3. strong

Declension

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References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 623, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 623
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