Regn

Old Norse Dictionary - regn

Meaning of Old Norse word "regn" in English.

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

regn Old Norse word can mean:

regn: n. [Ulf. rign = βροχή, and all Teut. languages], rain, Nj. 15, Eg. 528, Fms. vi. 136, x. 13, Fas. ii. 37, Gullþ 8, and passim: in poetry, málm-regn, stál-regn, rógskýja-regn, the weapon-rain, i. e. battle; dal-regn, the rain of the bow, i. e. arrows; regn augna, the rain of the eyes, i. e. tears, Edda ii. 500; brá-regn, id.; benja regn, wound-rain, i. e. blood: regn-býr, regn-höll, regn-salr, m. the rain-hall, i. e. the sky. Lex. Poët.

regn: COMPDS: regnbogi, regnél, regnglæra, regnligr, regnsamr, regnskúr, regnvatn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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