Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛃᚨᚱᚨ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

  • ᛃ (j) — abbreviation

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jērą n, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r- (“year”).

Noun

*ᛃᚨᚱᚨ (*jara /jāra/) n

  1. year
  2. plenty, abundance (especially of crops)
    1. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᛃ (j)

Usage notes

  • This word seems to have regularly been abbreviated using the rune ᛃ (j), as that is the case in both of its attested occurrences. See the rune’s entry for quotations.

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ár n
    • Icelandic: ár
    • Faroese: ár
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: år
    • Norwegian Bokmål: år
    • Elfdalian: år
    • Old Swedish: ār
    • Old Danish: aar
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