[8] Rǫgnir: The origin of this frequently used Óðinn-heiti is debated. According to Falk (1924, 24), ON Rǫgnir is cognate with Goth. ragineis ‘counsellor’, while Finnur Jónsson (LP: Rǫgnir) gives the meaning ‘ruler’. There may be a connection with the weak verb ragna ‘perform sorcery, bewitch’ and with rǫgn (regin) n. pl. ‘divine powers, gods’, hence perhaps ‘lord of the gods’ (see AEW: rǫgn).
References
- Bibliography
- AEW = Vries, Jan de. 1962. Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. 2nd rev. edn. Rpt. 1977. Leiden: Brill.
- LP = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1931. Lexicon poeticum antiquæ linguæ septentrionalis: Ordbog over det norsk-islandske skjaldesprog oprindelig forfattet af Sveinbjörn Egilsson. 2nd edn. Copenhagen: Møller.
- Falk, Hjalmar. 1924. Odensheite. Skrifter utg. av Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania. II. Hist.-filos. kl. 1924, 10. Kristiania (Oslo): Dybwad.