ᛚᛁᚾᚨ

ᛚᛁᚾᚨ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līną.

Noun

ᛚᛁᚾᚨ (līna) n

1. flax, linen
   • 300s-400s, Scraper knife from Fløksand (KJ37[1], NIæR51)

     ᛚᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚠ
     linalaukazf

     līna laukaz f[ehu]

     flax, leek, f[= property]

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

1. interpretations to KJ 37 in the Runenprojekt Kiel