ᛚᛁᚾᚨ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *līną.
Noun
ᛚᛁᚾᚨ (līna) n
- flax, linen
- 300s-400s, Scraper knife from Fløksand (KJ37[1], NIæR51)
- ᛚᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚠ
linalaukazf- līna laukaz f[ehu]
- flax, leek, f[= property]
- 300s-400s, Scraper knife from Fløksand (KJ37[1], NIæR51)
Usage notes
Probably used as a runic charm word.
Descendants
- Old Norse: lín
- Icelandic: lín
- Faroese: lín
- Norwegian: lin
- Old Swedish: līn
- Swedish: lin
References
- interpretations to KJ 37 in the Runenprojekt Kiel