raust

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse raust, ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow, boil, stream, move”). Related to Proto-Germanic *runsiz (“river”).

Cognate with Danish røst, Faroese reyst, Norwegian Nynorsk røyst and Swedish röst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /røyst/
• Rhymes: -øyst

Noun

raust f (genitive singular raustar, nominative plural raustir)

1. voice

Declension

Declension of raust (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	raust	raustin	raustir	raustirnar
accusative	raust	raustina	raustir	raustirnar
dative	raust	raustinni	raustum	raustunum
genitive	raustar	raustarinnar	rausta	raustanna

Synonyms

• rödd

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

raust

1. neuter singular of raus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hraustr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ræʉst/

Adjective

raust (indefinite singular raust, definite singular and plural rauste, comparative raustare, indefinite superlative raustast, definite superlative raustaste)

1. (archaic) brave, skilful
   • 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:

     Og raustare menn enn han hadde no, hev Norig aldri sendt ut paa sjo.

     And braver men than he had now, Norway has never sent out to sea.

2. Alternative form of raus
3. neuter singular of raus

References

• “raust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.