Rakna

Old Norse Dictionary - rakna

Meaning of Old Norse word "rakna" in English.

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

rakna Old Norse word can mean:

rakna: að, to be unwound, unwind itself; en þráðrinn raknaði af hörhnoða, Fms. vi. 296; rakna upp, to get loose, of a seam or the like: þá lætr Loðinn rakna hendr af Sigríði, L. loosened the grasp, let S slip through his hands, FbR. 138; láta hendr rakna niðr fyrir sik, to let the hands sink, hold them still, Sks. 92 new Ed.

rakna: 2. to be paid back, restored; láta ránit R., to slip it, yield it up, Bs. i. 15, SturL. ii. 210 C; enda verða at R. (must be discharged) leigurnar allar fyrst, Grág. i. 188, 189; þá skal allt R. féit þat er með var fundit, 276; ok raknar þá mundrinn, in that case the ‘mund’ is to be paid, 318; þá raknar undan þeim er áðr höfðu, 190; at gripir jarls raknaði, that they should be restored to him, Fms. xi. 87.

rakna: 3. láta trú eðr vinfengi R. eðr réna, to slacken or lessen, Hom. (St.); láta eigi sannindi rakna, H. E. i. 245; seint tók gleðin at rakna, Skíða R.

rakna: II. rakna við, to come to one’s senses, come to oneself, of one in a swoon and the like; Þorsteinn raknaði skjótt við, Fb. i. 417; jarl féll þá í úvit … jarl raknaði við, 212; en aðrir menn fluttu Jón til lands kominn at bana, sátu þeir yfir honum þar til er hann raknaði við, Fms. vii. 166, Orkn. 238, Fas. ii. 87; rakna úr roti, to recover from a stunning blow: of grief, Fs. 153: of a person astray, þar til er Guðmundr raknar við, at þeir mundu eigi fara rétt, Bs. i. 472: hence the mod. corruption, ranka við sér, of a person who has lost his way and comes to himself again.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

R.: Rimur.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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

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