Ramnegud

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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From Old Norse Hrafnaguð.

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Ramnegud m (definite Ramneguden)

  1. Raven God, a kenning for Odin
    • 1909, Halvdan Koht, “Oden og æserne”, in Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor: fortalde paa nynorsk [Old Norse tales of Odin and Tor: told in Modern Norwegian], page 6:
      Tvo ramnar sit paa akslerne hans og segjer honom i øyro alle hendingar dei ser og høyrer; dei heiter Hugen og Munen. Deim sender han ut i dagningi tal aa fljuga yver all verdi, og dei kjem att til dugurden; soleis fær han kunnskap um mange tidender, og difor kallar folk han for Ramnegud.
      Two ravens sit on his shoulders and tell him in his ears all events they see and hear; their names are Huginn and Muninn. Them, he sends out at dawn to fly over the whole world, and they come back by the midday meal; this way, he gets all knowledge of many tidings, and for this reason, they call him Raven God.

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