Rán

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rán

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rán" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

rán
rán, f. Havets Gudinde; rán er nefndkona Ægis, en níu dœtr þeirra svá semfyrr er ritat SE. I, 338 jvf 5004; þáhöfðu menn þat fyrir satt, at þá værimönnum vel fagnat at Ránar, ef sjó-dauðir menn vitjuðu erfis síns Eb. 54(1006).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.

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