ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛊ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mīnas, masculine genitive singular of *mīnaz.

Pronoun

ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛊ (minas /mīnas/)

1. masculine genitive singular of *ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*minaʀ, “my”)
   • c. 5th century, Vetteland stone (N KJ60, NIæR39)

     [ ]ᚠᛚᚨᚷᛞᚨ ᚠᚨᛁᚲᛁᚾᚨᛉ ᛁᛊᛏ
     [ ]ᛗᚨᚷᛟᛉ ᛗᛁᚾᚨᛊ ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨ
     [ ]ᛞᚨᛉ ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

     [ ]flagda faikinaʀ ist
     [ ]magoʀ minas staina
     [ ]daʀ faihido

     ... is menaced by fiends.
     [I, N.N., set] my son's stone.
     [I], ...daz, coloured [the runes].