Rjúka
Old Norse Dictionary - rjúkaMeaning of Old Norse word "rjúka" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
rjúka Old Norse word can mean:
- rjúka
- pres. rýk; pret. rauk, raukt, rauk, pl. ruku; subj. ryki; part. rokinn: [A. S. reôcan; Engl. reek; Germ. riechen; Dan. ryge, etc.]:—to reek, smoke, emit smoke or steam, FmS. xi. 36; þann seyði er betr væri at eigi ryki, Ld. 208, FmS. vi. 105; rjúka mun um hauka vára, FaS. ii. 43; var stofan lítt rokin, i. e. there was steam (smoke) in the room, Grett. 170 new Ed.; hann varp af sér klæðum mæðiliga, ok rauk af honum, it reeked off him, FmS. vi. 226; hús stendr þar ok rýkr þar upp af, ok mun þar fé inni, Lv. 47; ambáttin var alsveitt af mæði ok rauk af henni, Gísl. 51; hvat rýkr á diskinum fyrir yðr? FmS. vii. 160; rjúkandi ofns-eldr, Stj. 112; hann laust á ok rauk ór eldr, Korm. 84:—of dust, svá sýndisk sem dusk ryki ór bjálbanum, Ó. H. 218, O. H. l. 39; mjöllin var laus, ok rauk hón, Fb. i. 579:—of the spray of sea-water, þótt stormr þjóti en sjnr rjúki, BS. ii. 116 (cp. rok), það rýkr: hann tók sinni hendi hvern sveininn, ok slær niðr við steininum, svá at rýkr (was splashed) heilinn um, Finnb. 292.
- rjúka
- II. metaph. to fly with violence and suddenly, Dan. ryge; sverðit rauk ór hendi honum, the sword flew out of his hand. FmS. xi. 153; hann rauk ofan fyrir bjargit, Fb. iii. 410; rauk Áskell ofan af viðunni, FmS. viii. 388, v. l.; hann rauk öfugr út á dyrnar, Grett. 114; ruku þeir ofan fyrir bjargit, 101; r. um koll, to be overthrown, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚢᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- pl.
- plural.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- S.
- Saga.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
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