ᚦᚱᛁᚨ

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Proto-Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral[edit]

ᚦᚱᛁᚨ (þria /þrīą/) m (masculine accusative)

  1. three
    • 600s, inscription on the (now-lost) Gummarp stone
      ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛡ ¶ ᛋᛡᛏᛖ ¶ ᛋᛏᛡᛒᛡᚦᚱᛁᚨ ¶ ᚠᚠᚠ
      hAþuwolAfA ¶ sAte ¶ stAbAþria ¶ fff
      Haþuwolᵃfa sattē staβa þrīą: f[ē] f[ē] f[ē]
      [in memory of] Haþuwolfʀ, [N.] placed three staves: wealth, wealth, wealth

Inflection[edit]

The following forms are attested:

  • masculine accusativeᚦᚱᛁᚨ (þria /⁠þrīą⁠/)
  • feminine nominativeᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoz /⁠þrijōz⁠/)

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: þrjá (masculine accusative of þrír)