Rigna

Old Norse Dictionary - rigna

Meaning of Old Norse word "rigna" in English.

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

rigna Old Norse word can mean:

rigna: d, regna, Hom. 5, Fms. x. 323, [regn; cp. Dan. regne; Swed. regna]:—to rain, 656 B. 12: followed by a dat., rignir eldi ok brennu-steini, Ver. 13; rignir blóði, Darr.; blóði hafði rignt í skúrinni, Eb. 260, passim in old and mod. usage: part. rigndr, wet from rain, Bs. i. 322.

rigna: II. [regin] = ragna, rigna við rögn, to blaspheme against the gods, Bs. i. 13 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Darr.: Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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