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rýrr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From the same ultimate source as Proto-Germanic *reufaną (to tear).[1]

Adjective

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rýrr

  1. poor, weak, insignificant

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: rýr
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ryr

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “868-71”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 868-71

Further reading

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  1. page/344 Internet Archive]