ræna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ræna, which is derived from Old Norse rán (theft, robbery).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛaːna/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːna
  • Homophone: Rana

Verb

ræna (third person singular past indicative rændi, third person plural past indicative rændu, supine rænt)

  1. to rob, to steal
    Írar vóru komnir at ræna seyð og hvat annað, teir kundu fáa – Irishmen had come to steal sheep and everything else they could lay their hands on
  2. to hijack, to kidnap
    ræna eitt flogfar – to hijack an airplane

Conjugation

Conjugation of ræna (group v-1)
infinitive ræna
supine rænt
participle (a7)1 rænandi rændur
present past
first singular ræni rændi
second singular rænir rændi
third singular rænir rændi
plural ræna rændu
imperative
singular ræn!
plural rænið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

References

  1. Torp, Alf (1919) “ræna”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard)

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ræna, which is derived from Old Norse rán (theft, robbery).[1] Akin to Danish and Norwegian rane. Compare English rend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraiːna/
  • Rhymes: -aiːna

Verb

ræna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rændi, supine rænt)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, mono- or ditransitive) to rob (someone of something), steal

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Torp, Alf (1919) “ræna”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard)

Anagrams

Ligurian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛːna/

Noun

ræna f (please provide plural)

  1. frog (small tailless amphibian of the order Anura)
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