Rani

Old Norse Dictionary - rani

Meaning of Old Norse word "rani" in English.

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

rani Old Norse word can mean:

rani: a, m. a hog’s snout, Fb. ii. 27; brendan rana af svíni, Fms. vi. 365 (in a verse); tún-svín þat er hringr eða knappr eða við sé í rana, Grág. ii. 232; of a snake, ein naðra gróf inn sínum rana, Fas. i. 220.

rani: 2. of the snout-shaped battle-order, (cp. svínfylking, hamalt); Eríkr konungr fylku svá liði sínu, at rani var á framan á fylkingunni, ok lukt allt útan með skjaldborg, Fms. xi. 304; þó at raninn verði harðsóttr á fylking hans, Fb. ii. 43; Hringr hafði svínfylkt liði sínu … rani var í brjósti, Fas. i. 380, cp. ‘acies per cuneos componitur,’ Tacit. Germ. ch. 6, and ‘Germani ex consuetudine sua phalange facta,’ Caesar B.G. i. ch. 52.

rani: 3. a hog-shaped hill or elevation.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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