rauðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᚢᛞᚨᛉ (*raudaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, whence also Old English rēad, Old Frisian rād, Old Saxon rōd, Old High German rōt, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-.

Adjective

rauðr (comparative rauðari, superlative rauðastr)

  1. red

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: rauður
  • Faroese: reyður
  • Norn:
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: raud; (dialectal) raud’u, raud’e
    • Norwegian Bokmål: raud-
  • Norwegian: (dialectal) raug, rauv,
  • Elfdalian: roð, roðå
  • Old Swedish: rø̄þer
  • Danish: rød
    • Norwegian Bokmål: rød
  • Gutnish: raudar, raudår, raudur

See also

Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)
     hvítr      grár, hǫss      svartr
             rauðr; rauðgulr              brúnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blár
             víolat                          
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