Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛊᚨᛁᚱᚨ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sairą, related to *sairaz (“painful, sore”).

Noun

*ᛊᚨᛁᚱᚨ (*saira) n

1. a wound

Derived terms

• ᛊᚨᛁᚱᚨᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ m (sairawidaʀ /⁠sairawīdaʀ⁠/, “wound-wide, with wide wounds”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: sár
  • Icelandic: sár
  • Faroese: sár
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sår
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sår
  • Old Swedish: sār
    • Swedish: sår
  • Old Danish: saar, sār
    • Danish: sår