Borrowed fromFrenchrenne, borrowed from aNorth Germanic language, fromOld Norsehreinn. Cognates includeItalianrenna andPortugueserena.

• IPA^(key):/ˈrɛnːa/
• Hyphenation:ren‧na

renna f (pluralrenne)

1. reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

• “renna” inINFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

• IPA^(key):/ˈɹɛnːa/
• Rhymes:-ɛnːa

Probably fromOld Norserenna, yielding also Icelandicrenna, Norwegianrenne,Swedishränna,Danishrende; fromProto-Germanic*rannijǭ, Also related toGothic𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉(rinnō),Old High Germanrinna (both, from*rinnǭ).

renna f (genitive singularrennu, pluralrennur)

1. drain

FromOld Norserenna (1), alteration of earlierrinna, influenced by the weak verbrenna (2) (whence Faroeserenna (3)).

renna (third person singular past indicativerann,third person plural past indicativerunnu,supinerunnið)

1. (of liquid) toflow,run
2. tomelt
3. torun (move quickly)
4. (of the sun) torise,come up

FromOld Norserenna (2).

renna (third person singular past indicativerendi,third person plural past indicativerendu,supinerent)

1. to cause (a liquid) toflow; topour
2. tothrow out, off balance, etc.

• IPA^(key):/ˈrɛnːa/
• Rhymes:-ɛnːa

Probably from anOld Norse*renna (fromProto-Germanic*rannijǭ; see Etymology 2 below).

See alsoFaroeserenna (1),Norwegian Bokmålrenne,Swedishränna,Danishrende. Also related toGothic𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉(rinnō),Old High Germanrinna (both, fromProto-Germanic*rinnǭ).

renna f (genitive singularrennu,nominative pluralrennur)

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

FromOld Norserenna (1), from earlierrinna, fromProto-Germanic*rinnaną; the alteration i > e is due to influence from the weak verbrenna (2) (whence Icelandicrenna (3)).

renna (strong verb,third-person singular past indicativerann,third-person plural past indicativerunnu,supinerunnið)

1. (of liquid) toflow,run

   Saxelfurrennur umTékkland ogÞýskaland. ―TheElbe flows through theCzech Republic andGermany.

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

   Skeiðinrann eftirendilöngueldhúsborðinu. ―The spoon slid the whole length of the kitchen table.

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

   Kormákurrann á ísnum oglenti áhöfðinu. ―Cormac slipped on the ice and fell on his head.

4. (archaic) torun (move quickly)
5. torise,grow
6. tomelt

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

FromOld Norserenna (2), fromProto-Germanic*rannijaną. Causative ofrenna (2).

renna (weak verb,third-person singular past indicativerenndi,supinerennt)

1. to cause (a liquid) toflow; topour [withdative]
2. tomelt[withdative]
3. to cause (e.g. a horse) to run[withdative]
4. toslide (something or someone) (across a surface or downhill)[withdative]

FromFrenchrenne, fromIcelandichreinn.

• IPA^(key):/ˈrɛn.na/
• Rhymes:-ɛnna
• Hyphenation:rèn‧na

renna f (pluralrenne)

1. reindeer

   Synonym:caribù

renna

1. Romanization ofꦉꦤ꧀ꦤ

FromOld Norserenna (1), earlierrinna.

• renne
• rinn(Trøndelag dialect)

• IPA^(key):/²rɛnːɑ/

renna (present tenserenn,past tenserann,supinerunne,past participlerunnen,present participlerennande,imperativerenn)

1. torun (of liquids),flow

FromOld Norserenna (2).

• renne

• IPA^(key):/²rɛnːɑ/

renna (present tenserenner,past tenserendeorrente,past participlerent,present participlerennande,imperativerenn)

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

• IPA^(key):/ˈrɛnːɑ/

renna n

1. definiteplural ofrenn

• “renna” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

• rinna,runna

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

renna

1. torun

• Saterland Frisian:rinne
• West Frisian:rinne

Alteration of earlierrinna, influenced byrenna (2).

renna

1. (Old West Norse)Alternative form ofrinna

Causative ofrinna, fromProto-Germanic*rannijaną. Cognate withOld Saxonrennian,Old High Germanrennen.

renna

1. (transitive) to cause (a liquid) toflow; topour
2. (transitive) tomelt (something)

• Icelandic:renna
• Faroese:renna
• Norwegian Nynorsk:renna,renne
• Old Swedish:rænna
  • Swedish:ränna
• Old Danish:rænnæ
  • Danish:rende

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “renna”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at theInternet Archive