Renna

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

renna Old Icelandic word can mean:

renna

I)

renna

(renn; rann, runnum; runninn), v.

renna

1) to run (rakkar þar ~);

renna

~ í köpp við e-n, to run a race with;

renna

hón á þann hest, er rennr lopt ok lög, that runs through the air and over the sea;

renna

~ e-m hvarf, to run out of one’s sight;

renna

2) to run away, flee (rennr þú nú Úlfr hinn ragi);

renna

~ undan e-m, to run away from one (ek get þess, at þú vilir eigi ~ undan þeim);

renna

3) to run, flow (rennr þaðan lítill lœkr);

renna

4) to melt, dissolve (ok hafði runnit málmrinn í eldsganginum);

renna

reiði rennr e-m, anger leaves one;

renna

5) to arise (= ~ upp);

renna

sól rennr, the sun rises;

renna

dagr rennr, it dawns;

renna

6) with preps.:

renna

~ af e-m, to leave one, pass away from one (reiði rann af honum);

renna

~ á e-n, to come over one;

renna

svefn, svefnhöfgi rennr á e-n, one falls asleep;

renna

reiði rennr á e-n, one gets angry;

renna

þá rann á byrr, then a fair wind arose;

renna

~ eptir e-m, to run after one (þá var runnit eptir þeim, er flóttann ráku);

renna

~ frá e-m, to run away from, leave one;

renna

~ í e-t, to run into;

renna

e-m rennr í skap, one is much (deeply) affected (er eigi trútt, at mér hafi eigi í skap runnit sonardauðinn);

renna

~ saman, to heal up (þá var saman runninn leggrinn);

renna

~ undir, to assist, give support (margar stoðir runnu undir, bæði frændr ok vinir);

renna

~ upp, to originate (var þess ván, at illr ávöxtr mundi upp ~ af illri rót);

renna

of the sun or daylight, to rise;

renna

sól (dagr) rennr upp (cf. 5);

renna

7) recipr., ~st at (á), to attack one another, begin a fight.

renna

II)

renna

(-da, -dr), v.

renna

1) to make (let) run, with dat. (keyrði hann hestinn sporum ok renndi honum at);

renna

2) to put to flight (þeir renndu þeim tíu, er undan kómust);

renna

3) to prevent, thwart (eigi má sköpunum ~);

renna

er rennt þeim ráðahag, that match is thwarted;

renna

4) to slip, let loose;

renna

~ veiðarfœri, to let the fishing-line run out;

renna

Tjörvi renndi fyrir hann törgu, T. flung a target in his way;

renna

impers., atgeirinum renndi gegnum skjöldinn, the halberd was run through the shield;

renna

~ e-u niðr, to swallow;

renna

~ grunum á e-t, to suspect;

renna

5) ~ augum, to direct the eyes, to look (~ ástaraugum til e-s);

renna

6) to pour (var gulli rennt í skurðina);

renna

7) with acc., ~ mjólk, to run millk, by pouring out the thin milk;

renna

~ ór tunnu, to let the liquid out from a cask;

renna

8) with acc. to turn (~ tré, spánu);

renna

9) absol. to move quickly, slide, glide (konungsskipin renndu at þeim);

renna

þá renndi hringrinn af hendi mér, the ring slipped off my hand;

renna

10) refl., ~st augum til, to look to one another;

renna

þá renndust skipin hjá, the ships passed by one another.

renna

III)

renna

f. run, course;

renna

ok nú er skírðr allr Danaherr í þessi rennu, in one run, at one sweep.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚾᚾᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary