Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for ryðja

ryðja v (acc/dat) (ruddi, rutt)

A. (acc)

1. clear

~ skóg

clear the land, clear a wood

~ veginn

clear the road (of snow)

~ braut

clear the way

~ sér braut

make one's way, cut a path for oneself

2. (tæma) empty

~ sal

empty a room (of people)

~ sig

be extravagant

áin ryður sig

the ice breaks up on the river

B. (dat) phrases

~ e-u burt

clear sth away

~ e-u úr vegi

get sth out of the way

~ e-u braut

pave the way for sth

~ sér til rúms

spread out, branch out

C. refl crowd, press, jostle

~st í gegn

elbow one's way through

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