ᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mīnanǭ, masculine accusative singular of *mīnaz. The shift of *-an- to -in- can also be seen in ᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚾᚨᛉ (haitinaz) (from *haitanaz), ᛊᛚᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᛉ (slaginaz) (from *slaganaz). For more information see Ringe 2014, pages 18-20.
Pronoun
ᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ (minino)
- my, mine; masculine accusative singular of *ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*minaz)
- 3rd-6th century, inscription on the Kjølevik Stone (KJ75, NIæR19):
- ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ | ᛖᚲᚺᚨᚷᚢᛊᛏᚨᛞᚨᛉ | ᚺᛚᚨᚨᛁᚹᛁᛞᛟᛗᚨᚷᚢᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ
hadulaikaz | ekhagustadaz | hlaaiwidomaguminino- Hadulaikaz ek Hagustaldaz hlaiwidō magu mīninō
- Hadulaikaz [lies here]. I, Hagustaldaz, buried my son
- 3rd-6th century, inscription on the Kjølevik Stone (KJ75, NIæR19):
Related terms
- ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛊ (minas) (masculine genitive singular)
- ᛗᛁᚾᚢ (minu) (feminine nominative singular)
Further reading
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 18-20
- interpretations to KJ75 in the Runenprojekt Kiel