Definitioner
Definitioner
1 Rín
f. the Rhine, Akv. 27, Bkv. 11, Bm., Gm., Edda, Symb., passim; the fem. gender (masc. in Germ. der Rhein, Lat. Rhenus) prob. arose from the appellative, (áin Rín, the river Rhine); Rínar-kvíslir, -ósar, Ant. 288: in poetry gold is called Rínar-málmr, Rín-leygr,—the ore or the fire of the Rhine, referring to the legends of the Niebelungen Hort, Lex. Poët.
Runskrift
Runskrift
Rín
Runtexten ovan representerar det fornnordiska ordet "Rín" som det kan visas i runinskrifter från vikingatiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).