ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”).

Noun

ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) m (genitive singular)

  1. roe deer

Usage notes

It is unclear whether this word is Proto-Norse or Proto-English, as the two languages were quite similar at the time. The single-barred variant of the *haglaz rune (ᚺ as opposed to ᚻ) is characteristic of Nordic inscriptions, but was used early on in the history of Old English as well, so the identification is inconclusive.[1]

Descendants

  • Old English: rā, rāha, rāa — early
    • Middle English: ro, roo (northern ra, raa)
  • Old Norse: rá f

References

  1. ^ Victoria Symons (24 October 2016) Runes and Roman Letters in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts, de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 8
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