rökkur
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See also: rokkur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse røkkr, røkr, from Proto-Germanic *rekwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rökkur n (genitive singular rökkurs, no plural)
- twilight
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
- Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
- rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,
- álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,
- ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;
- vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til
- að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.
- Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
- darkness settles over Herðubreið.
- The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -
- be careful not to cross her path.
- My best horse I'd sacrifice
- to be safely back in Kiðagil.
- Synonyms: húm, ljósaskipti, rökkurró
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
Declension
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[edit]References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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