hrǿra
Old Norse
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną, whence also Old English hrēran, Old Saxon hrōrian, Old High German hruorian, hruoren (German rühren).
Verb
[edit]hrǿra (singular past indicative hrǿrði, plural past indicative hrǿrðu, past participle hrǿrðr)
- to stir, move
- c. 960, Egill Skallagrímsson, “Sonatorrek” (‘the Grievous Loss of Sons’), stanza 21, line 1
- Mjǫk erum tregt · tungu at hrǿra, […]
- It is very hard for me to move my tongue, […]
- c. 960, Egill Skallagrímsson, “Sonatorrek” (‘the Grievous Loss of Sons’), stanza 21, line 1
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hrǿra — active (weak class 1)
| infinitive | hrǿra | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hrǿrandi | |
| past participle | hrǿrðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hrǿri | hrǿrða |
| 2nd-person singular | hrǿrir | hrǿrðir |
| 3rd-person singular | hrǿrir | hrǿrði |
| 1st-person plural | hrǿrum | hrǿrðum |
| 2nd-person plural | hrǿrið | hrǿrðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | hrǿra | hrǿrðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hrǿra | hrǿrða |
| 2nd-person singular | hrǿrir | hrǿrðir |
| 3rd-person singular | hrǿri | hrǿrði |
| 1st-person plural | hrǿrim | hrǿrðim |
| 2nd-person plural | hrǿrið | hrǿrðið |
| 3rd-person plural | hrǿri | hrǿrði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | hrǿr, hrǿri | |
| 1st-person plural | hrǿrum | |
| 2nd-person plural | hrǿrið | |
Conjugation of hrǿra — mediopassive (weak class 1)
| infinitive | hrǿrask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hrǿrandisk | |
| past participle | hrǿrzk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hrǿrumk | hrǿrðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | hrǿrisk | hrǿrðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | hrǿrisk | hrǿrðisk |
| 1st-person plural | hrǿrumsk | hrǿrðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hrǿrizk | hrǿrðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | hrǿrask | hrǿrðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hrǿrumk | hrǿrðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | hrǿrisk | hrǿrðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | hrǿrisk | hrǿrðisk |
| 1st-person plural | hrǿrimsk | hrǿrðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hrǿrizk | hrǿrðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | hrǿrisk | hrǿrðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | hrǿrsk, hrǿrisk | |
| 1st-person plural | hrǿrumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | hrǿrizk | |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: hræra
- Faroese: røra
- Norwegian Nynorsk: røra
- Old Swedish: rø̄ra
- Swedish: röra
- Old Danish: røræ
- Danish: røre
Further reading
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- “hrǿra” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen