renna

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Probably from Old Norse renna, yielding also Icelandic renna, Norwegian renne, Swedish ränna, Danish rende; from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ, Also related to Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (rinnō), Old High German rinna (both, from *rinnǭ).

renna f (genitive singular rennu, plural rennur)

1. drain

From Old Norse renna (1), alteration of earlier rinna, influenced by the weak verb renna (2) (whence Faroese renna (3)).

renna (third person singular past indicative rann, third person plural past indicative runnu, supine runnið)

1. (of liquid) to flow, run
2. to melt
3. to run (move quickly)
4. (of the sun) to rise, come up

From Old Norse renna (2).

renna (third person singular past indicative rendi, third person plural past indicative rendu, supine rent)

1. to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour
2. to throw out, off balance, etc.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Probably from an Old Norse *renna (from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ), yielding also Faroese renna (1), Norwegian Bokmål renne, Swedish ränna, Danish rende. Also related to Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (rinnō), Old High German rinna (both, from Proto-Germanic *rinnǭ).

renna f (genitive singular rennu, nominative plural rennur)

1. (archaic) flow, stream
2. channel, duct
3. drain

From Old Norse renna (1), from earlier rinna, from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną; the alteration i > e is due to influence from the weak verb renna (2) (whence Icelandic renna (3)).

renna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative rann, third-person plural past indicative runnu, supine runnið)

1. (of liquid) to flow, run

   Saxelfur rennur um Tékkland og Þýskaland. – The Elbe flows through the Czech Republic and Germany.

2. (of anything solid) to glide, slide (move over a surface)

   Skeiðin rann eftir endilöngu eldhúsborðinu. – The spoon slid the whole length of the kitchen table.

3. (of a person) to slip, slide (lose one’s balance on a slippery surface)

   Kormákur rann á ísnum og lenti á höfðinu. – Cormac slipped on the ice and fell on his head.

4. (archaic) to run (move quickly)
5. to rise, grow
6. to melt

• (flow): flæða, leka
• (slip, lose one’s balance): skrika
• (run, i.e. move quickly): hlaupa

From Old Norse renna (2), from Proto-Germanic *rannijaną. Causative of renna (2).

renna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative renndi, supine rennt)

1. (transitive, with dative) to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour
2. (transitive, with dative) to melt
3. (transitive, with dative) to cause (e.g. a horse) to run
4. (transitive, with dative) to slide (something or someone) (across a surface or downhill)

From French renne, from Icelandic hreinn.

• Rhymes: -ɛnna

renna f (plural renne)

1. reindeer

• caribù

renna

1. Romanization of ꦉꦤ꧀ꦤ

From Old Norse renna (1), earlier rinna.

• renne

• IPA^(key): /²rɛnːɑ/

renna (present tense renn, past tense rann, past participle runne, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

1. to run (of liquids), flow

From Old Norse renna (2).

• renne

• IPA^(key): /²rɛnːɑ/

renna (present tense renner, past tense rende or rente, past participle rent, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

1. to cause (something or someone) to run, flow
2. to run
3. to move using skis, skates, sleds or similar

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛnːɑ/

renna n

1. definite plural of renn

• “renna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• rinna, runna

From Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (“to run, to flow”), *rannijaną (“to cause to run”).

renna

1. to run

• West Frisian: rinne

Alteration of earlier rinna, influenced by renna (2).

renna

1. (Old West Norse) Alternative form of rinna.

Causative of rinna, from Proto-Germanic *rannijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rennian, Old High German rennen.

renna

1. (transitive) to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour
2. (transitive) to melt (something)

• renna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press