ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨᛉ

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Proto-Norse

Etymology

From a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *azinaz, derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (hearth, ashes). See also Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō), Proto-West Germanic *askā (ash).

Noun

ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨᛉ (aʀinaʀm

  1. a hearthstone, flat stone
    • 5th-6th century, By runestone (N KJ71)
      ᛖᚲᛁᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉᚺᚱᛟᛉᚨᛉᚺᚱᛟᛉᛖᛉᛟᚱᛏᛖᚦᚨᚾᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨ []
      ekirilaʀhroʀaʀhroʀeʀorteþanaʀina []
      /ek irilaʀ Hrōʀaʀ Hrōʀēʀ ortē þan aʀina /
      I the earl Hrozaz, son/descendant of Hrozaz, wrought this hearthstone

Attested forms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: arinn
    • Icelandic: arinn
    • Faroese: árin, árnur
    • Old Danish: arnæ
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: åre
    • Old Swedish: arin, ærin
      • Swedish: ärne (dialectal)
  • Proto-Finnic: *arina (see there for further descendants)