ᚺᚨᛚᚨᛉ

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Proto-Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *halluz, reanalyzed as an a-stem. Cognate with Old English heall (“stone, rock”), also an a-stem.

Noun[edit]

ᚺᚨᛚᚨᛉ (halaʀ /hallaʀ/) m

  1. a rock, boulder; stone
    Synonym: ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ)
    • c. 5th century, Stenstad runestone (KJ81):
      ᛁᚷᛁᛃᛟᚾᚺᚨᛚᚨᛉ
      igijonhalaʀ
      Igijo’s stone

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: hallr
    • Icelandic: hallur
    • (Faroese: halli)
    • Norn: hallj
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hall
    • Old Swedish: hal
    • Danish: hald
      • Norwegian Bokmål: hall
    • → Scots: hall (Shetlandish)
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