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, and the two languages were quite similar at the time. The single-barred variant of the *haglaz rune ( as opposed to ) 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: rāha, rāa,  m (rǣġe f)
  • Old Norse:  f

References

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