røyr

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse reyðr.

Noun

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røyr f or m (definite singular røyra or røyren, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

  1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
    De fikk to røyrer da de fiska.
    They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms

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  • rør (now obsolete; also Norwegian Bokmål)

Noun

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røyr f or n (definite singular røyra or røyret, indefinite plural røyrer or røyr, definite plural røyrene or røyra)

  1. pipe
    Utanfor låg det nokre røyr stabla opp.
    Outside, some pipes were piled up.
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hrœrar (m pl).

Noun

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røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrar, definite plural røyrane)

  1. groin
Synonyms
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  • lyske (also Norwegian Bokmål)

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse reyðr.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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røyr f (definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrer, definite plural røyrene)

  1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
    Dei fekk to røyrer då dei fiska.
    They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

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