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röskur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rǫskr, from Proto-Germanic *wraskwra-, from Proto-Indo-European *wrésgʷ-e-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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röskur (comparative röskari or (archaic/obsolete) röskvari, superlative röskastur or (archaic/obsolete) röskvastur)

  1. quick, prompt, quick to do/finish (especially what one is asked)
    Synonym: fljótur
  2. energetic, lively
    Synonyms: ötull, vaskur, snarpur

Declension

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “röskur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “röskur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • röskur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “wreskwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 595