ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨᛉ

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 (aʀinaʀ) m

1. a hearthstone, flat stone
   • 5th-6th century, By runestone (N KJ71)[1]

     ᛖᚲᛁᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉᚺᚱᛟᛉᚨᛉᚺᚱᛟᛉᛖᛉᛟᚱᛏᛖᚦᚨᚾᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨ […]

     ekirilaʀhroʀaʀhroʀeʀorteþanaʀina […]

     /ek irilaʀ Hrōʀaʀ Hrōʀēʀ ortē þan aʀina […] /

     I the earl Hrozaz, son/descendant of Hrozaz, wrought this hearthstone […]

Attested forms

• ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨ (aʀina) (accusative singular)

Descendants

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