ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (rinnan, “to run”) +‎ -𐌾𐌰 (-ja). This is one of the only attested Gothic words from any inscription (there are only a handful of Gothic runic inscriptions in existence) of which the exact translation is largely undisputed.

Noun

ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ • (ranja) m

  1. 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.
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