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Old English · prefix

regn-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈrejn/
Syllables
ˈrejn (1 syllable)
Modern English
solemnwondrouslydownrightwondrousarch-

Meaning

  1. very

    reġnheard

    very hard

  2. wondrous, wondrously; mighty

    reġnweard

    mighty guardian

  3. arch-; downright

    reġnþēof

    arch-criminal, arch-thief

  4. solemn

    reġnmeld

    a solemn announcement

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ragin-, from Proto-Germanic *raginą. Akin to Old Saxon regin-, Old High German ragin-, regin- (compound found in personal names), Old Norse ragn-, rǫgn-, regin (“the Powers (ie. the gods)”), Old English reġnian, rēnian (“to prepare, arrange, order”), Gothic (raginōn, “to rule”), (ragineis, “ruler”), (ragin, “ordinance, counsel”). More at riht.

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