róa
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ouːa
Etymology 1
From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Verb
róa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative reri or réri, supine róið)
- to row, to propel a vessel with oars
- Synonym: knýja árum
- to sail out to fish
- Synonym: róa til fiskjar
- to rock backwards and forwards
- Synonym: rugga
Usage notes
- One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being núa (“to rub, massage; to wipe”), snúa (“to turn”) and gróa (“to grow; to heal”).
- As with the other ri-verbs, the past tense reri was originally pronounced with an e sound but is today pronounced with a é sound. There are therefore two spelling variants used: reri and réri. The Icelandic Ministry of Education considers both variants to be equally correct,[1] but many speakers consider the original reri spelling to be the more correct one.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- láta róa
- róa að öllum árum
- róa fram í gráðið
- róa í
- róa til fiskjar
Etymology 2
Verb
róa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative róaði, supine róað)
- to soothe, to calm [with accusative]
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- róandi
- róandi lyf
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