Rán

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Rán

f., dat. Rán, Hkv. i. 30, Hkv. Hjörv. 18; Ráni, Gg. 6, is a corrupt passage; [this word cannot be related to the preceding]:—the name of the giant-goddess the queen of the sea; she was wife of Egir, mother of the Nereids, called Ránar-dætr; all that perished in the sea came and abode with her; Rán átti net, þat er hón veiddi í menn alla þá er á sæ kómu, Edda 66, 69, Eb. 274, Fas. ii. 77, Eb. ch. 54, Friðþ. S. ch. 6; þat höfðu menn fyrir satt, at þá væri mönnum vel fagnat at Ránar, ef sjódauðir menn vitjaði erfis síns, Eb. l. c., Stor. 7; sitja at Ránar, Fms. vi. 376 (in a verse); ræsis rekka er þú mundir Rán gefa, Hkv. Hjörv. 18:—the allit. phrase, Rán ok Regin, was a form of oath, Ölk. 36: in poët. circumlocutions, dýnu Rán = a woman, Hallfred; ósk-rán.

2 Rán

COMPDS: Ránardætr, Ránar-land, -salr, -vegr, Rán-heimr, Lex. Poët. rán-boðr, m. the bed of Rán, the bottom of the sea, Fas. ii. 77 (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prop: properly.
R.: Rimur.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
v.: vide, verb.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gg.: Grógaldr. (A. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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