Rigna
Old Norse Dictionary - rigna
Meaning of Old Norse word "rigna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rigna can mean:rigna
- rigna
- d, regna, Hom. 5, Fms. x. 323, [regn; cp. Dan. regne; Swed. regna]:—to rain, 656 B. 12: followed by a dat., rignir eldi ok brennu-steini, Ver. 13; rignir blóði, Darr.; blóði hafði rignt í skúrinni, Eb. 260, passim in old and mod. usage: part. rigndr, wet from rain, Bs. i. 322.
- rigna
- II. [regin] = ragna, rigna við rögn, to blaspheme against the gods, Bs. i. 13 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Darr.
- Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)