Rakna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rakna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rakna" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

rakna Old Icelandic word can mean:

rakna
(að), v.
rakna
1) to be unwound, unwind itself (þráðrinn ~ði af hörhnoða); láta r. hendr sínar af e-u, to loosen one’s grasp of;
rakna
2) to be paid back, restored, discharged (enda verða at r. leigurnar allar fyrst); láta e-t r., to give it up;
rakna
3) r. við, to recover one’s senses, come to oneself (þorsteinn ~ði skjótt við).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚴᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-u
einhverju.
e-t
eitthvat.

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