ᚾᛁᚢ

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Proto-Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *newun.

Numeral[edit]

ᚾᛁᚢ (niu /nīu/)

  1. nine
    • 550-600, Stentoften Runestone (DR357, KJ96)
      ᚾᛁᚢᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚾᛁᚢᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦᚷᛡᚠᛃ […]
      niuhᴀborumz ¶ niuhagestumz ¶ hᴀþuwolᴀfzgᴀfj […]
      Nīu haβᵒrumʀ, nīu hangistumʀ, Haþuwolᵃfʀ gaf j[= ār].
      By [the sacrifice of] nine bucks and by [the sacrifice of] nine stallions, Haþuwulfaz gave a fruitful year. […]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: níu, nío
    • Icelandic: níu
    • Faroese: níggju
    • Norn: ni
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ni, nio, nie; (dialectal) niu
    • Elfdalian: niu
    • Old Swedish: nīo
    • Danish: ni
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ni
    • Gutnish: nei, neie, näiu, neiå
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