ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

ᚢᛁᚾᛁᛉ (uiniʀ) — alternative spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *winiz.

Noun

ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ /winiz/) m

friend
- 3rd-5th century, DRBR23 Bracteate Inscription:
  ᚢᛁᚾᛁᛉᛁᚲ
  uinizik
  winiz ik
  A friend I [am].

Descendants

Old Norse: vinr
- Icelandic: vinur
- Faroese: vinur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ven, vin
  - Russenorsk: væn, ven, venn
- Old Swedish: vin
  - Swedish: vän
- Old Danish: win
  - Danish: ven
    - Norwegian Bokmål: venn
      - → Norwegian Nynorsk: venn

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