regin
nafnorðhvorugkyn
, only in and , for ragna, rögnum are formed from rögn (), analogously to magn and megin; [ ragin = γνώμη, δόγμα, and raginon = ἡγεμονεύειν, ragineis = σύμβουλος, βουλευτής; reginu-gescapu = mighty weird]:—the gods as the makers and rulers of the universe, the word being peculiar to the ancient poems; regin heita goð heiðin, bönd ok rögn, ii. 430: in the , þá gengu r. öll á rökstóla, ginnheilög goð, 6, 9, 27, 29; nýt regin, 25; fróð regin, 26; vís regin, 39; fjöld ek fór fjöld ek reynda regin, 44, 46, 48, 50, 54; blíð regin, 6, 37, 41, Ls, 32; holl regin, 4; þá er regin deyja, 47; urðu heldr hamljó: regin, 10; ráð öll ok regin, 18; Hrímfaxi heitir er hverja dregr nótt of nýt regin, 13, 14:—regin is a pantheistic word, including the world, in such phrases as, unz rjúfask regin, 40; þá er rjúfask regin, 52, 4, 41; þá er í ráði at regn ( regin, ) um þrjóti, then is the end of the world nigh, 41; ragna rök, the world-doom, answering to Saxon muspilli; as also ragna-rökr, for the explanation of which word see rök and rökr: ginn-regin, ; upp-reginn, the heavenly powers, ; þrym-regin, ; ragna sjöt, the seat of the gods = the heavens, 33: in prose only in the phrase, enda mælir rán ok regin () við oss á sogurt ofan, he speaks to us rán and regin, he scolds and curses, 36; hann var Baldr með Ásum, er öll regin grétu, i. 473, in a paraphrase from a lost poem.
II. in names, Reginn, a mythical name, , Völs. S: in compds, Regin-leif, a name, , but mostly Ragn- or Rögn-: of women, Ragna, Ragn-heiðr, Ragn-hildr; of men, Ragnarr, Rögn-valdr, ; old and Saxon names beginning with Ragin-, Rain-, Rayn-, Ran-, as Reginald, Reynolds. In , [ regini-blind, regin-scatho, regin-thiof], mighty, great: regin-djúp, the deep sea. regin-djúpr, mighty deep, Vísna bók 1612. regin-dómr, the mighty doom, the last judgment, 64; rúnar ok regindóma, mighty spells, 112 (but not in Reg.) regin-fjall, a wild fell, mountain wilderness, , and in usage. regin-gaddi, a, = reginnagli, ii. 494. regin-grjót, the holy stones, altars (hörgr), 19 regin-haf, the main, in usage. regin-hylr, = regindjúp, regin-kungr, = διογενής, epithet of a king, 26. regin-kunnr, world-known, 112. regin-nagli, a, a sacred peg in the ancient high-seats was called so, 10 new regin-spönn, a kind of axe, (Gl.) regin-þing, the great council, 1. 50.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- nom.nefnifall (e. nominative)
- acc.þolfall (e. accusative)
- q. v.quod vide.
- Ulf.Ulfilas.
- Hel.Heliand.
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- i. e.id est.
- cp.compare.
- pr.proper, properly.
- esp.especially.
- fem.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- contr.contracted.
- Germ.German.
- mod.modern.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Cod.Codex.
- Gr.Greek.
- Ed.edition, editions, edited.
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
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- Vsp.Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Vþm.Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Gm.Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Haustl.Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Hkm.Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)
- Ls.Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- Hdl.Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- Ölk.Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Landn.Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Hm.Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Gsp.Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
- Gs.Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
- Stef. Ól.Stefán Ólafsson.
- Hðm.Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
- Hkv.Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)