Risna

Old Norse Dictionary - risna

Meaning of Old Norse word "risna" in English.

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

risna: u, f. (spelt ristna, Fb. i. 362, ii. 227), hospitality, munificence; r. ok örlæti, Fms. ii. 118; hann lofaði risnu Þórarins, v. 315; hvárki var nú minni rausn né risna í búinu en áðr, Band. 3; ek veit risnu þína, at þú munt taka við honum, Lv. 26; varð þeim mart talat um risnu Sveins, Orkn. 464. risnu-maðr, m. a hospitable man, Fb. ii. 227.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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