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ryge

Pronunciation: /ˈry.je/

“ryge” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. rye

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rugi, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz. Cognate with Russian рожь (rožʹ) and Old Prussian rugis. See also Old Frisian rogga (West Frisian rogge), Old Saxon roggo (Low German Rogg), Dutch rogge, Old High German rocko (German Roggen, Rocken), Old Norse rugr (Danish rug, Swedish råg).

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