ᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ

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)

1. 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

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