Rögn

Old Norse Dictionary - rögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "rögn" (or rǫgn) in English.

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

rögn Old Norse word can mean:

rögn (rǫgn)
n. pl. the gods = regin, q. v.; ramaukin rögn, Vellekla; rögn ok Óðin, Hallfr.; Hróptr rögna, Hm,; rögna kind, Hdl.: and in compds, rögna-konr, the kinsman of the gods, Vellekla; ragna-sjöt, the seat of the gods, i. e. heaven; ragna-rök, the world’s doom, spell of the gods, see below.
rögn (rǫgn)
II. in pr. names, Rögn-valdr, etc.; and of women, Ragn-eiðr, Ragn-hildr; see regin.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rögn may be more accurately written as rǫgn.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
etc.
et cetera.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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