rustning

Danish

Etymology

From ruste +‎ -ning.

Noun

rustning c (singular definite rustningen, plural indefinite rustninger)

  1. armament
    Synonym: oprustning
  2. (historical) armor
    Synonym: panser
    Coordinate terms: brynje, harnisk

Declension

Declension of rustning
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rustning rustningen rustninger rustningerne
genitive rustnings rustningens rustningers rustningernes

Derived terms

  • kaprustning
  • rustningskapløb
  • rustningsklædt
  • rustningsindustri
  • rustningskontrol

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

A sixteenth-century suit of armour.

Alternative forms

  • rusting (alternative spelling of the equipping and armament senses)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrʉst.nɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ʉstnɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: rust‧ning

Etymology 1

From rustne (“to become rusty”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rusting (“rusting, corrosion”).

Noun

rustning f or m (definite singular rustninga or rustningen, indefinite plural rustninger, definite plural rustningene)

  1. rusting, corrosion; the process of becoming rusty
    Synonym: rusting

Etymology 2

From ruste (“to equip, prepare; arm”) +‎ -ning (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rusting (“equipping; armament”), Danish rustning and Swedish rustning (“armour; armament”), and German Rüstung (“equipment; armament; armour”).

Noun

rustning f or m (definite singular rustninga or rustningen, indefinite plural rustninger, definite plural rustningene)

  1. the act of equipping or preparing oneself or something
    • 1897, Fridtjof Nansen, Fram over Polhavet, volume I, page 526:
      det går fremdeles fremover med rustningen; men endnu er adskillige småting igjen
      the preparations are still moving forward; but several small things still remain
  2. (military) arming, armament; the act of equipping with weapons and military materiel
    • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 264:
      rygtet om de store rustninger
      the rumour of the extensive armaments
    • 1931, C. J. Hambro, Taler, page 55:
      nedsættelse av rustningerne
      reduction of the armaments
  3. equipment, outfit; a complete set of equipment
    Synonym: utrustning
    • 1907, Peter Egge, Hjærtet, page 116:
      [han] havde liggende en hel rustning
      [he] had a complete set of equipment lying there
  4. (historical) armour; protective military equipment worn by a warrior or horse
    en ridder i full rustning ― a knight in full armour
    • traditional, Efeserbrevet [Ephesians], 6:13:
      Ta derfor på Guds fulle rustning.
      Therefore put on the full armour of God.
    • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 493:
      kejser Julian, uden hjelm og rustning, kun med sværd og skjold
      Emperor Julian, without helmet and armour, only with sword and shield
    • 1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna, page 267:
      iføre sig en fuld rustning
      to put on a full suit of armour
    • 1972, Jens Bjørneboe, Hertug Hans, page 38:
      plassen var full av knekter i skinnvamser og rustninger
      the place was full of soldiers in leather jerkins and suits of armour
    • 1989, Sissel Lange-Nielsen, Guds død, page 118:
      rytterne i rustning senket lansene og rente dem i brystplaten til motstanderen
      the riders in armour lowered their lances and drove them into their opponent's breastplate
    1. (figuratively) an outward shell or covering likened to armour
      • 1989, Jan Kjærstad, Menneskets matrise, page 84:
        bøker der ridderne bare er tomme rustninger
        books in which the knights are merely empty suits of armour
      • 2001, Kjell Ola Dahl, Mannen i vinduet:
        statuer ikledd hvite rustninger av rim og iskrystaller
        statues clad in white armour of hoarfrost and ice crystals
  5. (forestry) a sled or similar vehicle used to transport timber
    • 1922, Hans E. Kinck, Fra Fonneland til Svabergssveen, page 175:
      dermed saa fór gampen med rustningen efter sig
      then the horse set off with the logging sled behind it
Derived terms
  • kapprustning (“arms race”)
  • lamellrustning (“lamellar armour”)
  • nedrustning (“disarmament”)
  • opprustning (“rearmament”)
  • platerustning (“plate armour”)
  • rustningsindustri (“arms industry”)
  • rustningskappløp (“arms race”)
  • rustningskontroll (“arms control”)
  • skjellrustning (“scale armour”)
  • utrustning (“equipment”)

References

Anagrams

  • snurting

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ruste (“to arm, equip”) +‎ -ning.

Noun

rustning f (definite singular rustninga, indefinite plural rustningar, definite plural rustningane)

  1. (historical) armour

References

Swedish

full rustning (1)

Etymology

From Old Swedish rostning, rusta +‎ -ning.

Noun

rustning c

  1. armor (of a medieval knight)
  2. armament

Declension

Declension of rustning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rustning rustnings
definite rustningen rustningens
plural indefinite rustningar rustningars
definite rustningarna rustningarnas

See also

  • harnesk

Further reading

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