reyrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rauzaz, *rauzą, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)resg- (“to plait, wattle”), see also Irish rusg (“bark”), Latin restis (“rope”), Lithuanian režģis (“basketwork”), Serbo-Croatian rògoz (“reed”), Ancient Greek ἄρριχος (árrhikhos, “basket”), Persian رغزه (raġza, “woollen cloth”).

Germanic cognates include Old High German rōr (German Rohr), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 (raus). Compare also Danish ruse (“a type of woven basket”), Old English rysc (English rush).

Noun

reyrr m

  1. reed

Declension

Declension of reyrr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reyrr reyrrinn reyrar reyrarnir
accusative reyr reyrinn reyra reyrana
dative reyri reyrinum reyrum reyrunum
genitive reyrs reyrsins reyra reyranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: reyr m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røyr f or n
  • Swedish: rör n
  • Danish: rør n

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reyrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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