ᛚᛁᚾᚨ
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Proto-Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *līną.
Noun
[edit]ᛚᛁᚾᚨ (lina /līna/) n
- flax, linen
- 300s-400s, Scraper knife from Fløksand (KJ37, NIæR51[1])
- ᛚᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚠ
- linalaukaʀf
- /līna laukaz f[ehu]/
- flax, leek, f[= wealth]
- 300s-400s, Scraper knife from Fløksand (KJ37, NIæR51[1])
Usage notes
[edit]Probably used as a runic charm word.
Descendants
[edit]- Old Norse: lín