Ræningi
Old Norse Dictionary - ræningi
Meaning of Old Norse word "ræningi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ræningi can mean:ræningi
- ræningi
- a, m. [rán], a robber, Eg. 736, Sd. 158, Ölk. 35, Orkn. 92, Fas. iii. 520.
- ræningi
- 2. in a passive sense; vera ræningi e-s. to be deprived of one’s right, Háv. 37 new Ed.; ok ætlaðir at hann mundi vera svá mikill ættleri, at hann mundi vilja vera ræningi þinn, Eg. 736; cp. lög-r., hlut-r.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚾᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- cp.
- compare.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ölk.
- Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)