ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

• ᚢᛁᚾᛁᛉ (uiniʀ) — alternative spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *winiz.

Noun

ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ /winiz/) m

1. 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