ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailidēdun, 3rd plural past indicative of Proto-Germanic *dailijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 (dailidēdun) (3rd pl. past ind. of 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dailjan)).

Verb

ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ (dalidun /dailidun/ or dalidun /dālidun/) (3rd plural past indicative)

to share, to distribute
- 3rd-5th century, inscription on the Tune stone:
  ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ
  þrijoʀdohtriʀdalidun
  […] three daughters shared […]

Descendants

Old Norse: deila (3rd plural past indicative deildu)
- Icelandic: deila
- Faroese: deila
- Norwegian Bokmål: dele
- Norwegian Nynorsk: dela
- Old Swedish: dēla
  - Swedish: dela
- Danish: dele

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