ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ

Proto-Norse

FWOTD – 11 May 2019

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m, from the root *ḱley- (“to cover”).

Noun

ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ (hlaiwa) n

1. tomb, grave
   • 5th century, inscription on rune stone N KJ78 from Bø, Rogaland:

     ᚺᚾᚨᛒᚢᛞᚨᛊ ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ

     hnabudas hlaiwa

     Hnabud's grave

Related terms

• ᚺᛚᚨᚨᛁᚹᛁᛞᛟ (hlaaiwido /⁠hlaiwidō⁠/, “I buried”)
• ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ (hlaiwidaʀ, “buried”, past participle)