Regin

Old Norwegian Dictionary - regin

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "regin" in Norwegian.

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

regin: regin, n. pl. (Gen. ragna) høiere Væsen som raader over Menneskenes Skjæbne (jvf got. ragin, ght. ragin, regin GraffII, 383; se og DM.3 23 fg; J. GrimmReinhart Fuchs CCXL fg); þá génguregin öll á rökstóla, ginnheilög goð,ok um þat gættust o. s. v. Vsp. 6. 9;fjöld ek fór, fjöld ek freistaða, fjöldek reynda regin Vafþr. 3. 44 o. s. v.;holl regin Lok. 4; blíð regin Lok. 32;nýt regin Vafþr. 25; regin heita goðheiðin, bönd ok rögn SE. II, 430 (514);mæla rán ok regin se under rán. Jvf.ragnarökkr.

Part of speech: n pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᚵᛁᚿ
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.

got.: gotisk.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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