Ran

Rán

... Ran is the name of Ægir's wife, and their daughters are nine, even as we have written before ... with them on any voyage, so that if they drowned while at sea, Ran would be pleased by their gift ...

Famous quotes containing the word ran:

    “I ... ran for Legislature [in 1832] ... and was beaten—the only time I have been beaten by the people.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death. ... “Who controls the past,” ran the Party slogan,”controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.””
    —George Orwell (1903–1950)

    “Out came the children running.
    All the little boys and girls,
    With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls,
    And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls,
    Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after
    The wonderful music with shouting and laughter.”
    —Robert Browning (1812–1889)