Rögnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rögnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Rögnir (Rǫgnir)

m., and Rögnuðr, a name of the chief deity = Odin, Lex. Poët., Edda (Gl.); reið Rögnis, the wain of R., of the constellation ursa major (?), also called the wain of Odin, Sdm 15:—land-r. = a king, poët.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᚴᚾᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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