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

• ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ (raunijaʀ, “tester”, spear-name)

Descendants

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