rye

*wrugʰyo- (Proto-Indo-European)

*rugiz (Proto-Germanic)

Rye.

ryġe (Old English)

rye (English)

(US, Canada) Rye whiskey. [from 19th c.]. A disease of hawks.. A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. [from 8th c.]. Caraway (from the mistaken assumption that the whole seeds, often used to season rye bread, are the rye itself). Rye bread. [from 19th c.]. Ryegrass, any of the species of Lolium.. The grass Secale cereale from which [...]