ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dailidēdun, 3rd plural past indicative of Proto-Germanic *dailijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 (dailidēdun) (3rd pl. past ind. of 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dailjan)).
Verb
ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ (dalidun /dailidun/ or /dālidun/) (3rd plural past indicative)
- to share, to distribute
- 3rd-5th century, inscription on the Tune stone:
- ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ
- þrijoʀdohtriʀdalidun
- […] three daughters shared […]
- 3rd-5th century, inscription on the Tune stone:
Descendants
- Old Norse: deila (3rd plural past indicative deildu)
- Icelandic: deila
- Faroese: deila
- Norwegian Bokmål: dele
- Norwegian Nynorsk: dela
- Old Swedish: dēla
- Swedish: dela
- Danish: dele