hroki

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hroki, probably from hrokr (“heaped measure, pile”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukan-, *hraukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɔːcɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːcɪ

Noun

hroki m (genitive singular hroka, no plural)

1. arrogance

   Synonyms: dramb, gikksháttur, gorgeir, ofmetnaður, rembingur, rosti, stórlæti, yfirlæti, þótti

Declension

Declension of hroki (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hroki	hrokinn
accusative	hroka	hrokann
dative	hroka	hrokanum
genitive	hroka	hrokans

Derived terms

• hrokafullur (“arrogant”)
• hrokagikkur (“arrogant person”)
• hrokalegur (“overbearing”)