Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛃᚨᚱᚨ

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

• ᛃ (j) — abbreviation

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jērą n, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r- (“year”).

Noun

*ᛃᚨᚱᚨ (*jara /jāra/) n

1. year
2. plenty, abundance (especially of crops)
   1. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᛃ (j)

Usage notes

• This word seems to have regularly been abbreviated using the rune ᛃ (j), as that is the case in both of its attested occurrences. See the rune’s entry for quotations.

Descendants

• Old Norse: ár n
  • Icelandic: ár
  • Faroese: ár
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: år
    • Russenorsk: aart
  • Norwegian Bokmål: år
  • Elfdalian: år
  • Old Swedish: ār
    • Swedish: år, åra
  • Old Danish: aar
    • Danish: år