Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᚾ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *raunijaną.

Verb

*ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᚾ (*raunijan)

  1. to test, try

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: reyna
    • Icelandic: reyna
    • Faroese: royna
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: røyna, røyne
    • Old Swedish: røna
    • Old Danish: røne, rønne

Further reading

  • Árnason, Kristján (10 October 2011), Henning Andersen, E.F.K. Koerner, editor, Conflicting teleologies: drift and normalization in the history of Icelandic phonology‎[1], John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, page 24: “reyna (<*raunijan') "try"”
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