hraustur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hraustr, from Proto-Germanic *hraustaz (strong, active).

An older theory by Pokorny derives the Old Norse from Proto-Indo-European *kreu- (to shake, wave around), comparing Tocharian A kru (reed), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (to move) (though this is now considered dated).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

hraustur (comparative hraustari, superlative hraustastur)

  1. healthy, well
    Synonyms: heilsugóður, hress
  2. brave, valiant
    Synonyms: harður, vaskur, hugrakkur
  3. strong
    Synonym: sterkur

Declension

Positive forms of hraustur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hraustur hraust hraust
accusative hraustan hrausta
dative hraustum hraustri hraustu
genitive hrausts hraustrar hrausts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hraustir hraustar hraust
accusative hrausta
dative hraustum
genitive hraustra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hrausti hrausta hrausta
acc/dat/gen hrausta hraustu
plural (all-case) hraustu
Comparative forms of hraustur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hraustari hraustari hraustara
plural (all-case) hraustari
Superlative forms of hraustur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hraustastur hraustust hraustast
accusative hraustastan hraustasta
dative hraustustum hraustastri hraustustu
genitive hraustasts hraustastrar hraustasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hraustastir hraustastar hraustust
accusative hraustasta
dative hraustustum
genitive hraustastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hraustasti hraustasta hraustasta
acc/dat/gen hraustasta hraustustu
plural (all-case) hraustustu

References

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

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