rás
Icelandic
/rauːs/
noun
Definitions
- run, running
- speed
- flow (of water, etc., also figuratively of events, time, etc.)
- duct, channel (for something to run or flow through)
- channel (TV, radio, Wi-Fi, etc.)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse rás (race, a running, channel, current) derived from Proto-Germanic *rēsō (a course).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*rēsō
Gloss
a course