ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).
Noun
editᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ) m (accusative singular ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨ)
- stone
- Synonym: ᚺᚨᛚᚨᛉ (halaʀ)
- c. 5th century, Rö runestone:
- ᛖᚲ ᚺᚱᚨᛉᚨᛉ ᛊᚨᛏᛁᛞᛟ ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨ […]
- ek hraʀaʀ satido staina […]
- I, Hrazaz, set the stone […]
Derived terms
edit- ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ m (stainawarijaʀ, “Stone-defender”, given name)
Descendants
edit- Old Norse: steinn, ᛋᛏᛡᛁᚾ (stᴀin), ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ (stain), ᛋᛏᛁᚾ (stin), stæinn — Old East Norse