Rann-saka

Old Norse Dictionary - rann-saka

Meaning of Old Norse word "rann-saka" in English.

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

rann-saka Old Norse word can mean:

rann-saka: að, [Swed. ransaka; Dan. ransage; Engl. ransack; a word which must be of Dan. origin, for it does not occur in A. S.; moreover, the A. S. form of the first part of the compd is ræsn, and the assimilation of zn or sn into nn is peculiar to the Scandin. language]:—to ransack, prop. to ‘search a house;’ ef hann vill fleiri bólstaði r. en einn, þeir lagsmenn skolu ganga at garði þar er þeir vilja r., Grág. ii. 193; ef þeir bera f. la inn á hendr mönnmn er r. skolu, 195, Stj. 181, Rd. 285; Birkibeinar höfðu eigi rannsakat bæinn, FmS. viii. 191; en þá er allar vánir vóru rannsakaðar fannsk sveinninn eigi. v. 216; hann rannsakaði með sundi djúpit, x. 370; ok var rannsakat liðit (mustered) ok hafði hann eigi meirr en tvau hundruð, ix. 367; síðan rannsakaði hann rúmit er hón hafði hvílt í, Eg. 566; skulu vér rannsaka alla eyna, Eg. 218; r. Guðs boðorð, 677. 6; r ritningar, Al. 6.

rann-saka: II. reflex., menn skoln láta rannsakask áðr gangi inn, at eigi beri þeir fóla á hendr mönnum, enda svá þeir er út ganga, Grág. ii. 195.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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