ᛊᚨᛁᚱᚨᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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*ᛊᚨᛁᚱᚨ (*saira, wound) +‎ *ᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ (*widaʀ /⁠wīdaʀ⁠/, wide)

Adjective

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ᛊᚨᛁᚱᚨᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ (sairawidaʀ /sairawīdaʀ/)

  1. having wide wounds, mortally wounded
    • 200s-400s inscription on the Rö runestone (KJ73)[1]:
      [...] ᛊᚹᚨᛒᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ ¶ ᚨᚾᚨ(2?) ¶ ᛊ[ᚨ]ᛁᚱᚨᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ [...]
      [...] swabaharjaʀ ¶ ana(2?) ¶ s[a]irawidaʀ [...]
      /[...] Swābaharjaʀ ana... sairawīdaʀ. [...]/
      [...] Swābaharjaʀ from ..., with wide wounds. [...]