Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Likely related to regin (the gods, the powers), thus meaning “Potent One”.[1]

Proper noun edit

Reginn m (genitive Regins)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: Reginn
  • Faroese: Regin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Regen, Regin
  • Swedish: Regen, Regin
  • Danish: Regin

References edit

  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4