Rjúka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rjúka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rjúka" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

rjúka Old Icelandic word can mean:

rjúka
(rýk; rauk, rukum; rokinn), v.
rjúka
1) to reek, emit smoke or steam (hvat rýkr á diskinum fyrir þér?); impers., rýkr af e-m, reek rises from one (ambáttin reri í burt alsveitt af mœði, ok rauk af henni);
rjúka
2) to be driven, drifted like smoke (mjöll, sjór rýkr);
rjúka
3) fig. to fly, go flying; sverðið rauk ór hendi honum, the sword flew out of his hand.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚢᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
impers.
impersonal.

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