*raginą
Runic: ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈrɑ.ɣi.nɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- decision, advice, counsel
- the gods, the ruling powers
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *Hrokénom, from an en-stem derivative of an uncertain root, probably Proto-Indo-European *Hrek- (‘to speak’). Related to Old Church Slavonic рокъ (rokŭ) (rokŭ, ‘time’), Russian рок (rok, ‘fate’). Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰-𐍂𐌴𐌷𐍃𐌽𐍃 f (ga-rēhsns, ‘*decision; schedule, plan’) and 𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rahnjan, ‘to reckon, consider’), with distinct semantics from the parallel *-jan- verb *rahnijaną (‘to plunder’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | raginą | raginō |
| Acc. | raginą | raginō |
| Gen. | raginas, raginis | raginǫ̂ |
| Dat. | raginai | raginamaz |
| Inst. | raginō | raginamiz |
| Voc. | raginą | raginō |
Descendants
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*ragin (Proto-West Germanic)
- *regin (Old High German)
- 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 (ragin) (Gothic)