Reginn

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely related to regin (“the gods, the powers”), thus meaning “Potent One”.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Reginn m (genitive Regins)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: Reginn
  • Faroese: Regin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Regen, Regin
  • Swedish: Regen, Regin
  • Danish: Regin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Reginn&oldid=70302898"