Rjúka

Old Norse Dictionary - rjúka

Meaning 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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