röigg

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hryggr, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewk- (“to turn, bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrʏkː/, /ˈrʏɪ̯kː/, /ˈrɪkː/

Noun

röigg m (definite singular röiddjen, definite plural röiddja)

  1. (anatomy) Back.
  2. (architecture) A slender sapling of spruce or juniper, with which the roof-wood is held together on the ridgepole by such saplings entering through the holes drilled at the top end of the roof-wood.
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