Ránar-dætr
Old Norse Dictionary - ránar-dætrMeaning of Old Norse word "ránar-dætr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ránar-dætr
- f. pl. the nine daughters of Rán, the Oceanides of the Northern mythology, also of the waves, Edda 69, 101, Fbr. 23: poët. the sea is called
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚾᛅᚱ-ᛏᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)