*hraukaz

Runic: ᚺᚱᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxrɑu̯.kɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

pile (of stones); heap
haystack

Etymology

Unknown; but apparently cognate with Lithuanian kruvà, krûvà (‘pile, heap, stack’), Old Irish crúach (‘stack of corn, rick’). Possibly Proto-Indo-European *krewH- (‘to heap up’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	hraukaz	hraukōz, hraukōs
Acc.	hrauką	hraukanz
Gen.	hraukas, hraukis	hraukǫ̂
Dat.	hraukai	hraukamaz
Inst.	hraukō	hraukamiz
Voc.	hrauk	hraukōz, hraukōs

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Descendants

*hrauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- hrōk (Old Saxon)
*hrauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hrouk, *hrōk (Old Dutch)
  - rooc (Middle Dutch)
    - rook (Dutch)
*hrauk (Proto-West Germanic)
- hrēac, hrēc (Old English)
  - rek, reek, reke (Middle English)
    - reek, rick (English)
    - reek, rick (Middle Scots)
hraukr (Old Norse)
- røg (Danish)
- reykur (Faroese)
- hraukur (Icelandic)
- rauk (Norwegian)
hraukr (Old Norse)
- rauk (Gutnish)
  - rauk (Swedish)
hraukr (Old Norse)
- *rowk, roke, rooke (Middle English)
  - rowke, rouk, rook (Scots)
hraukr (Old Norse)
- rø̄ker (Old Swedish)
  - rök (Swedish)
*roukka (Proto-Finnic)

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