FromOld Norseregna, fromProto-Germanic*regnōną(“to rain”), verbal form of*regną(“rain”), fromProto-Indo-European*Hreǵʰ-(“to flow”).
rigna (weak verb,third-person singular past indicativerigndi,supinerignt)
rigna
| infinitive | rigna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | rigndr | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | past | present | past | ||
| 3rd-person singular | rignir | rigndi | rigni | rigndi | |
Most descendants have the vowel of alternative formregna.