rǫnd

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚢ (*radu /⁠randu⁠/), Proto-Germanic *randō. Cognate with Old English rand (edge, rim; (poetic) shield).

Noun

rǫnd f (genitive randar, plural randir)

  1. edge, rim
  2. (poetic) shield
  3. stripe

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: rönd
  • Faroese: rond
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rand, rond; (dialectal) rønd
  • Old Swedish: rand
  • Danish: rand