ᛗᛁᚾᚢ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mīnō, feminine nominative singular of *mīnaz.

Pronoun

ᛗᛁᚾᚢ (minu /mīnu/)

1. feminine nominative singular of *ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*minaʀ, “my”)
   • 3rd-5th century, inscription on the Opedal Rune Stone:

     ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚢᛗᛖᛉ᛬ᚹᚨᚷᛖ ¶ ᛒᛁᚱᚷᛜᚷᚢᛒᛟᚱᛟᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱᛗᛁᚾᚢ
     leubumez᛬wage ¶ birgŋguboroswestarminu

     leubu mez, Wagē. birg Ingubōrō swestar mīnu

     [she is] dear to me, Wagaʀ. My sister, help Ingubora!