ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
ᚱᚨᚢᚾ (raun, “to test, to try”) + -ᛃᚨᛉ (-jaʀ, “coming, descending, originating from”). The first element is probably related to Old Norse reyna (“to try, to prove”), (Icelandic reyna (“to try”), Faroese royna (“to experience”) and Swedish utröna (“find out”)). The suffix, -ᛃᚨᛉ (-jaʀ) is the same as in ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ (holtijaʀ) (Golden Horns of Gallehus); since the root syllable, raun- is heavy, the suffix becomes -ijaz, in accordance with Siever's law.
Noun
ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ (raunijaʀ)
- tester
- c. 175 AD, Øvre Stabu spearhead, found in Østre Toten, Norway:
- ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ
- raunijaʀ
- Tester (the name of the spear)
- c. 175 AD, Øvre Stabu spearhead, found in Østre Toten, Norway:
Descendants
- Old Norse: reynir
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