See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

Adjective

(neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive )

  1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
  2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
  3. rough (crude; unrefined)
  4. coarse (not refined)
  5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
  6. tough (rowdy or rough)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate with English roe, German Reh. Cf. Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) written on the 5th-century Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus.

Noun

 c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)

  1. roe (deer, particularly the female)
Inflection
Declension of
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative råen råer råerne
genitive rås råens råers råernes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German , German Rah.

Noun

 c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

  1. (nautical) yard
Inflection
Declension of
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative råen ræer ræerne
genitive rås råens ræers ræernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾoː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

(neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or , comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)

  1. raw
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse .

Noun

 m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roː/

Etymology 1

    From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.

    Alternative forms

    • raa (obsolete spelling)

    Adjective

    (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)

    1. raw
    2. crude
    3. brutal
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (to decide, advice). Akin to English read.

      Alternative forms

      Verb

      (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative )

      1. to rule, reign
      2. to advise
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

        From Old Norse  f.

        Alternative forms

        • raa (obsolete typography)

        Noun

         f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

        1. a thin rod used in a drying rack
        2. (nautical, sailing) a yard (spar for a sail)
        Derived terms
        • fokkerå
        • råband
        • rånokk
        • råsegl
        • råskjer

        Noun

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         m (plural råen)

        1. a stock or stook of grain around a pole
          Synonym: kornstaur

        Etymology 4

          From Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (line, border)), from Proto-Germanic *raihō (line, row). Cognate with Old Swedish .

          Alternative forms

          • raa (obsolete typography)

          Noun

           f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

          1. a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary

          Etymology 5

            From Old Norse , from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (deer). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.

            Noun

             f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

            1. a female roe deer
            Derived terms

            Etymology 6

              Cognate with Swedish (fairy).

              Noun

               f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

              1. (folklore, rare) a wight
                Synonym: vette
              Derived terms

              References

              • “rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
              • Skard, Matias (1901), “raa”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 71
              • Ivar Aasen (1850), “Raa/raa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

              Anagrams

              Swedish

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /roː/, [r̪oə̯]
              • Audio (Gotland):(file)
              • Rhymes: -oː

              Etymology 1

              From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

              Adjective

              (comparative råare, superlative råast)

              1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
              2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
              3. rough (crude; unrefined)
              4. coarse (not refined)
              5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
              6. tough (rowdy or rough)
              7. harsh (severe or cruel)
              8. (weather) moist and cold
                Synonym: råkall
              Declension
              Inflection of
              Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
              common singular råare råast
              neuter singular rått råare råast
              plural råa råare råast
              masculine plural2 råe råare råast
              Definite positive comparative superlative
              masculine singular3 råe råare råaste
              all råa råare råaste

              1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
              2 Dated or archaic.
              3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

              Synonyms
              Derived terms

              Etymology 2

              From Old Norse (sailyard, pole for drying fish), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German , German Rah.

              Noun

               c

              1. (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam
              Declension

              Etymology 3

              Apocope of råda

              Verb

              (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative )

              1. alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
                Älgen rår över skogen
                The moose rules the forest
                Hon måste få över sina egen pengar
                She must be allowed to do what she wants with / manage ("decide over") her own money
              Conjugation
              Conjugation of (weak)
              active passive
              infinitive
              supine rått
              imperative
              imper. plural1 rån
              present past present past
              indicative rår rådde
              ind. plural1 rådde
              subjunctive2 rådde
              present participle rående
              past participle

              1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

              Derived terms
              • rå för (help (have control over))

              Etymology 4

              Dialectal råd, rådi, from råda (to rule).

              Noun

               c or n

              1. a fairy (mythical being)
              Declension
              Derived terms

              Etymology 5

              From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.

              Noun

               c or n

              1. a roe, a female deer
              Declension
              Derived terms

              Etymology 6

              From Old Norse (landmark).

              Noun

               c or n

              1. a border (between two land properties)
              Declension
              Derived terms

              References