rjúfa
Old Norse
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to break a hole in, break
- (figuratively) to break, violate e.g. a law
- (impersonal) to clear away
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *reufaną (tear) derived from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (tear, break, peel, rip), *Hrewp- (tear, break, peel, rip).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*Hrewp-
Gloss
tear, break, peel, rip
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abruptus Latin
- corruptus Latin
- disruptus Latin
- eruptus Latin
- interruptus Latin
- irruptus Latin
- rupes Latin
- ruptio Latin
- ruptus, rupta (via) Latin
- ruptus, rupta via Latin
- rūpēs Latin
- rubacchiare Italian
- robe French
- *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European
- *Hrunépti, *Hrumpénti Proto-Indo-European
- *reup- Proto-Indo-European
- *rewp- Proto-Indo-European
- *raubaz Proto-Germanic
- *raubą Proto-Germanic
- *raubō Proto-Germanic
- *reufaną Proto-Germanic
- rubba Swedish
- berēofan Old English
- reofan Old English
- rauf Old Norse
- route Old French
- rjúfa Icelandic
- rupjums Latvian
- rupjvīle Latvian
- rupjš Latvian
- corrupt Middle French
- *raub gmw-pro
- *raubōn gmw-pro
- *reufan gmw-pro
- ryva Old Swedish
- *rouba Frankish
- rups Latgalian