Etymology

Formed on renysch (adj.) + -ed suffix.

PGmc Ancestor

?*hrewwa-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

hrjónn 'rough'
(ONP )

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne

OE Cognate

hrēoh, hrēow 'rough, fierce, wild, angry; disturbed, troubled, sad; stormy tempestuous'

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

DD1c

Attestation

Only from WA.

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

WA 387, 839*

The instance at WA 387 is only in the A MS (see further TPD 387n) and the instance at 839* is only in D.

Bibliography

MED rẹ̄nished (adj.) ; see further renysch (adj.).