Rín

Old Norse Dictionary - rín

Meaning of Old Norse word "rín" in English.

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

rín: f. the Rhine, Akv. 27, Bkv. 11, Bm., Gm., Edda, Symb., passim; the fem. gender (masc. in Germ. der Rhein, Lat. Rhenus) prob. arose from the appellative, (áin Rín, the river Rhine); Rínar-kvíslir, -ósar, Ant. 288: in poetry gold is called Rínar-málmr, Rín-leygr,—the ore or the fire of the Rhine, referring to the legends of the Niebelungen Hort, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

fem.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

masc.: masculine.

prob.: probably.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Bkv.: Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

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

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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