# rå
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʁɔˀ]
* Rhymes: -ɑː

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

#### Adjective

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)
* raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
* crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
* rough (crude; unrefined)
* coarse (not refined)
* brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
* tough (rowdy or rough)

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate with English roe, German Reh. Cf. Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) written on the 5th-century Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus.

#### Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)
* roe (deer, particularly the female)

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

#### Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)
* (nautical) yard

##### Inflection
### References

* “rå” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɾoː/

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár.

#### Adjective

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)
* raw

##### Derived terms

* rådata
* råmateriale, råmaterial
* råolje
* råsaft
* råstoff

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

#### Noun

rå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
* (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)

##### Derived terms

* råseil

### References

* “rå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roː/

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.

#### Alternative forms

* raa (obsolete spelling)

#### Adjective

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural rå or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)
* raw
* crude
* brutal

##### Derived terms

* forråe
* halvrå
* råbarka
* råberga
* råbudsjett
* råbygg
* rådata
* rådd
* råe
* råemne
* råfilm
* råflire
* råflott
* rågummi
* råhøy
* råjarn
* råkald
* råkost
* råkøyre
* råleik
* rålendt
* råmateriale
* råme
* råmjølk
* råne
* råolje
* rårand
* råsaft
* råskap
* råskinn
* råskrelle
* råslag
* råsprit
* råsteike
* råstoff
* råtass
* råtev
* råvare
* råvêr
* råvoren
* råvyrke

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.

#### Alternative forms

* råda, råde (long forms)
* raa, raada (obsolete spelling, short and long forms)

#### Verb

rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)
* to rule, reign
* to advise

##### Derived terms

* avrå
* rå bot på
* rå med
* rådande
* rådeleg
* råderom
* samrå
* tilrå

##### Related terms

* råd

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse rá f.

#### Alternative forms

* raa (obsolete typography)

#### Noun

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
* a thin rod used in a drying rack
* (nautical, sailing) a yard (spar for a sail)

##### Derived terms

* fokkerå
* råband
* rånokk
* råsegl
* råskjer

#### Noun

rå m (plural råen)
* a stock or stook of grain around a pole
    Synonym: kornstaur

### Etymology 4

From Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (“line, border”)), from Proto-Germanic *raihō (“line, row”). Cognate with Old Swedish rå.

#### Alternative forms

* raa (obsolete typography)

#### Noun

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
* a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary

### Etymology 5

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.

#### Noun

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
* a female roe deer

##### Derived terms

* råbukk
* rådyr

### Etymology 6

Cognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).

#### Noun

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
* (folklore, rare) a wight
    Synonym: vette

##### Derived terms

* bergrå
* skogsrå
* vassrå

### References

* “rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* Skard, Matias (1901) “raa”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 71
* Ivar Aasen (1850) “Raa/raa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

### Anagrams

* år

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roː/, [r̪oə̯]
* Audio (Gotland):(file)
* Rhymes: -oː

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

#### Adjective

rå (comparative råare, superlative råast)
* raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
* crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
* rough (crude; unrefined)
* coarse (not refined)
* brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
* tough (rowdy or rough)
* (weather) moist and cold
    Synonym: råkall

##### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

##### Synonyms

* (brutal): hårdkokt

##### Derived terms

* råskinn
* råkurr

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá (“sailyard, pole for drying fish”), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

#### Noun

rå c
* (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rå | rås |
| singular | definite | rån | råns |
| plural | indefinite | rår | rårs |
| plural | definite | rårna | rårnas |

### Etymology 3

Apocope of råda

#### Verb

rå (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative rå)
* Alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
    Älgen rår över skogenThe moose rules the forest
    Hon måste få rå över sina egen pengarShe must be allowed to do what she wants with / manage ("decide over") her own money

##### Derived terms

* rå för (“help (have control over)”)

### Etymology 4

Dialectal råd, rådi, from råda (“to rule”).

#### Noun

rå c or n
* a fairy (mythical being)

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rå | rås |
| singular | definite | rån | råns |
| plural | indefinite | rår | rårs |
| plural | definite | rårna | rårnas |
| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rå | rås |
| singular | definite | rået | råets |
| plural | indefinite | rån | råns |
| plural | definite | råna | rånas |

##### Derived terms

* bergsrå
* gårdsrå
* kvarnrå
* skogsrå

### Etymology 5

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.

#### Noun

rå c or n
* a roe, a female deer

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rå | rås |
| singular | definite | rån | råns |
| plural | indefinite | rår | rårs |
| plural | definite | rårna | rårnas |
| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rå | rås |
| singular | definite | rået | råets |
| plural | indefinite | rån | råns |
| plural | definite | råna | rånas |

##### Derived terms

* råbock
* rådjur
* råget
* råkid

### Etymology 6

From Old Norse rá (“landmark”).

#### Noun

rå c or n
* a border (between two land properties)

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rå | rås |
| singular | definite | rån | råns |
| plural | indefinite | rår | rårs |
| plural | definite | rårna | rårnas |
| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rå | rås |
| singular | definite | rået | råets |
| plural | indefinite | rån | råns |
| plural | definite | råna | rånas |

##### Derived terms

* rågång
* råmärke
* rå och rör

### References

* rå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* rå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* rå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)