ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Photograph of the Järsberg stone

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. The first and third a reflect svarabhakti (epenthetic) vowels; compare ᚢᚦᛡᚱᛡᛒᛡ (uþᴀrᴀbᴀ), ᛒᛡᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁᚦ (bᴀriutiþ).

Noun

ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ (harabanaʀ /hᵃrabᵃnaz/)

  1. raven
    • 6th century, inscription on the Järsberg Runestone
      [ ]ᚢᛒᚨᛉᚺ[ᚨ]ᛁᛏᛖ᛬ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ
      [ ]ubazh[a]ite᛬harabanaz
      [ ]ubaz haitē, hᵃrabᵃnaz
      [ ]ubaz I am called. Raven.

Descendants

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