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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
- (hapax legomenon) 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)
- Inscription on the Dahmsdorf-Müncheberg spearhead:
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.