rauðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raudaz, whence also Old English rēad, Old Frisian rād, Old Saxon rōd, Old High German rōt, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-.

Adjective

rauðr (comparative rauðari, superlative rauðastr)

  1. red

Descendants

  • Icelandic: rauður
  • Faroese: reyður
  • Norn: rød, rø
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: rød
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: raud
  • Old Swedish: rø̄þer
    • Swedish: röd
      • Westrobothnian: rø
  • Danish: rød
  • Westrobothnian: rog, rȯuw, reod
  • Elfdalian: roð, roðå
  • Gutnish: raudar, raudår, raudur
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