røyr

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • røye

Etymology

From Old Norse reyðr.

Noun

røyr f, m (definite singular røyra or røyren, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

  1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
    De fikk to røyrer da de fiska.
    They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms

  • rør (also Norwegian Bokmål)

Noun

røyr

  1. a pipe
    Utanfor låg det nokre røyr stabla opp.
    Outside, some pipes were piled up.
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrœrar (m, plural)

Noun

røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrar, definite plural røyrane)

  1. groin
Synonyms
  • lyske (also Norwegian Bokmål)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse reyðr.

Alternative forms

  • røye
  • røya (Nynorsk, bracket form)

Noun

røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

  1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
    Dei fekk to røyrer då dei fiska.
    They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

References

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