Ras

Old Norse Dictionary - ras

Meaning of Old Norse word "ras" in English.

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

ras
n. [Scot. rash], a rush: allit., fylgir sjaldan ráð rasi, a saying. Fms. xi. 377; ras ok ráðleysi, Thom. 249; rasi þínu ok ákafa, Fas. iii. 91; ok er ofmikit ras á fyrir þér, Band. 10.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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