ᛚᛁᚾᚨ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līną.

Noun

ᛚᛁᚾᚨ (lina /līna/) n

1. flax, linen
   • 300s-400s, Scraper knife from Fløksand (KJ37, NIæR51[1])

     ᛚᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚠ

     linalaukaʀf

     /līna laukaz f[ehu]/

     flax, leek, f[= wealth]

Usage notes

Probably used as a runic charm word.

Descendants

• Old Norse: lín
  • Icelandic: lín
  • Faroese: lín
  • Norwegian: lin
  • Old Swedish: līn
    • Swedish: lin