Ræningi

Old Norse Dictionary - ræningi

Meaning of Old Norse word "ræningi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ræningi Old Norse word can mean:

ræningi: a, m. [rán], a robber, Eg. 736, Sd. 158, Ölk. 35, Orkn. 92, Fas. iii. 520.

ræningi: 2. in a passive sense; vera ræningi e-s. to be deprived of one’s right, Háv. 37 new Ed.; ok ætlaðir at hann mundi vera svá mikill ættleri, at hann mundi vilja vera ræningi þinn, Eg. 736; cp. lög-r., hlut-r.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚾᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

cp.: compare.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

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