ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ

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Gothic

Etymology

From *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*rannjan, to cause to run; to rout) +‎ -𐌾𐌰 (-ja). This is one of the only attested Gothic words from any runic inscription (there are only a handful of Gothic runic inscriptions in existence) of which the exact translation is largely undisputed.

Noun

ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ (ranjam

  1. (hapax) 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)

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.