ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).
Noun edit
ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ) m (accusative singular ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨ)
- stone
- Synonym: ᚺᚨᛚᚨᛉ (halaʀ)
- c. 5th century, Hogganvik runestone:
- ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ ᛊ[ᛏ]ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ
- kelbaþewas s[t]ainaʀ
- Skelbathewaz's stone
- c. 5th century, Rö runestone:
- ᛖᚲ ᚺᚱᚨᛉᚨᛉ ᛊᚨᛏᛁᛞᛟ ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨ […]
- ek hraʀaʀ satido staina […]
- I, Hrazaz, set the stone […]
Derived terms edit
- ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ, “Stone-defender”, masculine personal name)
Descendants edit
- Old Norse: steinn, ᛋᛏᛡᛁᚾ (stᴀin), ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ (stain), ᛋᛏᛁᚾ (stin); stæinn