/ˈrɛnːa/
UppruniProbably from an Old Norse *renna (from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ; see Etymology 2 below).
See 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).
- archaic, feminineflow, stream
- femininechannel, duct
- femininedrain
- strong, verbto flow, run
“Saxelfur rennur um Tékkland og Þýskaland.” — The Elbe flows through the Czech Republic and Germany.
- strong, verbto glide, slide (move over a surface)
“Skeiðin rann eftir endilöngu eldhúsborðinu.” — The spoon slid the whole length of the kitchen table.
- strong, verbto 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.
- archaic, strong, verbto run (move quickly)
- strong, verbto rise, grow
- strong, verbto melt
- weakto cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour
- weakto melt
- weakto cause (e.g. a horse) to run
- weakto slide (something or someone) (across a surface or downhill)
Beygingarrennu(genitive, singular) · rennur(nominative, plural) · renna(indefinite, nominative, singular) · rennan(definite, nominative, singular) · rennur(indefinite, nominative, plural) · rennurnar(definite, nominative, plural) · rennu(accusative, indefinite, singular) · rennuna(accusative, definite, singular) · rennur(accusative, indefinite, plural) · rennurnar(accusative, definite, plural) · rennu(dative, indefinite, singular) · rennunni(dative, definite, singular) · rennum(dative, indefinite, plural) · rennunum(dative, definite, plural) · rennu(genitive, indefinite, singular) · rennunnar(definite, genitive, singular) · renna(genitive, indefinite, plural) · rennanna(definite, genitive, plural) · rann(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · runnu(indicative, past, plural, third-person)