Ragna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ragna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ragna

að, [regin], to imprecate, use exorcism; hygg ek at þú hafir ragnat at mér svá rammar vættir at ek varð at falla fyrir, Fms. ii 150; nema þeim ragni íllska eðr úvizka, unless they be cursed (afflicted?) with illness or insanity, N. G. L. i. 3.

2 ragna

2. in mod. usage, to swear; blóta og ragna, to curse and swear.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛅᚴᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
viz
videlicet.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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