Risna
Old Norwegian Dictionary - risnaMeaning of Old Norwegian word "risna" in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- risna
- risna, f. Villighed til hverken at spare sin Person eller Eiendom hvor det gjælderom at fyldestgjøre Ærens Krav (af ris-inn, jvf rísa upp fyrir e-m?), = risni,jvf rausn; hvergi þikkir nú minni rausnné risna á búinu Band. 94; þá er Har-aldr jarl var at veizlunni, varð þeimmart talat af risnu Sveins Flat. II,51312 (Icel. sag. I, 2191); hann máttieigi halda teknum hætti um risnu okörlæti Fm. II, 11827; um tign ok ristnuGuðmundar konungs má eigi í fámorðum segja Flat. I, 36212; spurði Þ.verkstjóri Þórarins, hvat kostat hafðiÞórarin, er hann hafði haldit mennsvá marga, er þar hafði verit um vetr-inn; hann kvaðst ætla, at miklu hafðikostat, ok lofaði risnu Þórarins Fm.V, 3155; hann kvazt á braut ætla -,því at ek hefi spurt, at Vöðu-Brandrer út kominn, en ek veit risnu þína,at þú munt taka við honum, en tilhans má engi maðr sœma Ljósv. 97.
Part of speech: f
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᛋᚿᛆ
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.
- lat.
- latinsk.
- m.
- Masculin.
- v.
- Verbum.
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