ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ
Gothic
Etymology
From 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (rinnan, “to run”) + -𐌾𐌰 (-ja). This is one of the only attested Gothic words from any inscription (there are only a handful of Gothic runic inscriptions in existence) of which the exact translation is largely undisputed.
Noun
- something which causes others to run, runner, router. Also interpreted as charger.
- Inscription on the Dahmsdorf-Müncheberg spearhead:
- ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ
- ranja
- router/runner (name of the spear)
- Inscription on the Dahmsdorf-Müncheberg spearhead:
Declension
Only this form, the nominative singular, is attested.
References
- Nedoma, Robert, 'Schrift und Sprache in den ostgermanischen Runeninschriften', in NOWELE: North-Western European Language Evolution 58-59 (2010) pp. 1-70, wherein 19-20.