rúntur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish rundt (“around”), as the word referred to a route encircling Reykjavík's center. === Noun === rúntur m (genitive singular rúnts, nominative plural rúntar) (informal) driving around without an exact destination as a social activity or for personal enjoyment; cruising Kemurðu á rúntinn? ― Want to go for a drive? (with definite article) a route encircling a town's center which people enjoy driving or walking during evenings a drive; a ride; the act of taking a vehicle for a ride route, way Synonym: leið ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== rúnta (“to drive around for enjoyment”) ==== References ==== Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “rúntur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “rúntur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “rúntur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)