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rakur.

moist, damp

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈraːkʏr]

  1. moist, damp

    Látið deigið lyfta sér undir rökum klút í 45 mínútur.

  2. humid

    Loftið var svo rakt að það var erfitt að anda.

  3. tipsy

    Einhver sem drekkur 2-3 bjóra á hverju kvöldi er alltaf rakur og getur ekki ekið bifreið ef á þarf að halda.
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Probably cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rak (“fermented”). Related to raki m (“moisture”). Furthermore possibly related to regn n (“rain”), but this is difficult to reconcile.

adj[ˈraːkʏr]

  1. straight

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse rakr, from Proto-Germanic *rakaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵ-ó-s.

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