raun

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse raun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /røyːn/
Rhymes: -øyːn

Noun

raun f (genitive singular raunar, nominative plural raunir)

trial, test, experiment
experience
truth
distress, trouble, tribulation
- Icelandic translation of Psalms 34:20
  Margar eru raunir réttláts manns, en Drottinn frelsar hann úr þeim öllum.
  Many are the troubles of a righteous man, but the Lord delivers him from them all.

Declension

declension of raun

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	raun	raunin	raunir	raunirnar
accusative	raun	raunina	raunir	raunirnar
dative	raun	rauninni	raunum	raununum
genitive	raunar	raunarinnar	rauna	raunanna

Derived terms

í raun og veru ("in reality, really")
komast að raun um ("to come to know about, to learn the truth about, to ascertain")
hafa raun af ("to be troubled by, to be pained by")
rata í raunir ("to run into trouble, to suffer misfortune")
raunalega (“sadly, unhappily”)
raunalegur (“sad, unhappy, distressed”)

Anagrams

runa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raˑun/

Verb

raun

to patrol, to travel around, to tour

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