Regin

Old Norse Dictionary - regin

Meaning of Old Norse word "regin" in English.

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

regin Old Norse word can mean:

regin: n. pl., only in nom. and acc., for ragna, rögnum are formed from rögn (q. v.), analogously to magn and megin; [Ulf. ragin = γνώμη, δόγμα, and raginon = ἡγεμονεύειν, ragineis = σύμβουλος, βουλευτής; Hel. reginu-gescapu = mighty weird]:—the gods as the makers and rulers of the universe, the word being peculiar to the ancient poems; regin heita goð heiðin, bönd ok rögn, Edda ii. 430: freq. in the Vsp., þá gengu r. öll á rökstóla, ginnheilög goð, 6, 9, 27, 29; nýt regin, Vþm. 25; fróð regin, 26; vís regin, 39; fjöld ek fór fjöld ek reynda regin, 44, 46, 48, 50, 54; blíð regin, Gm. 6, 37, 41, Ls, 32; holl regin, 4; þá er regin deyja, Vþm. 47; urðu heldr hamljó: regin, Haustl. 10; ráð öll ok regin, Hkm. 18; Hrímfaxi heitir er hverja dregr nótt of nýt regin, Vþm. 13, 14:—regin is a pantheistic word, including the world, in such phrases as, unz rjúfask regin, 40; þá er rjúfask regin, 52, Gm. 4, Ls. 41; þá er í ráði at regn (i. e. regin, acc.) um þrjóti, then is the end of the world nigh, Hdl. 41; cp. ragna rök, the world-doom, answering to Saxon muspilli; as also ragna-rökr, for the explanation of which word see rök and rökr: ginn-regin, q. v.; upp-reginn, the heavenly powers, Haustl.; þrym-regin, q. v.; ragna sjöt, the seat of the gods = the heavens, Vsp. 33: in prose only in the phrase, enda mælir rán ok regin (acc.) við oss á sogurt ofan, he speaks to us rán and regin, i. e. he scolds and curses, Ölk. 36; hann var Baldr með Ásum, er öll regin grétu, Fas. i. 473, in a paraphrase from a lost poem.

regin: II. in pr. names, Reginn, a mythical name, Edda, VöLs. S: esp. in compds, Regin-leif, a fem. name, Landn., but mostly contr. Ragn- or Rögn-: of women, Ragna, Ragn-heiðr, Ragn-hildr; of men, Ragnarr, Rögn-valdr, Landn.; cp. old Germ. and Saxon names beginning with Ragin-, mod. Rain-, Rayn-, Ran-, as Reginald, Reynolds. In COMPDS, [cp. Hel. regini-blind, regin-scatho, regin-thiof], mighty, great: regin-djúp, n. the deep sea. regin-djúpr, adj. mighty deep, Vísna bók 1612. regin-dómr, m. pl. the mighty doom, the last judgment, Vsp. 64; rúnar ok regindóma, mighty spells, Hm. 112 (but not in Cod. Reg.) regin-fjall, n. a wild fell, mountain wilderness, Gsp., and in mod. usage. regin-gaddi, a, m. = reginnagli, Edda ii. 494. regin-grjót, n. the holy stones, altars (hörgr), Gs. 19 regin-haf, n. the main, freq. in mod. usage. regin-hylr, m. = regindjúp, Stef. Ól. regin-kungr, adj. = Gr. διογενής, epithet of a king, Hðm. 26. regin-kunnr, adj. world-known, Hm. 112. regin-nagli, a, m. a sacred peg in the ancient high-seats was called so, Eb. 10 new Ed. regin-spönn, f. a kind of axe, Edda (Gl.) regin-þing, n. the great council, Hkv. 1. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Hel.: Heliand.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

Cod.: Codex.

contr.: contracted.

esp.: especially.

fem.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

mod.: modern.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)

Gsp.: Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Stef. Ól.: Stefán Ólafsson.

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