ᚾᛁ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ne, cognate with Old English ne, Old Frisian ne, ni, Old Saxon ne, ni, Old Dutch ne, Old High German ni, Gothic 𐌽𐌹 (ni).

The negative particle has disappeared in the later language, including classical Old Norse, except for the earliest poetry and in fossilized forms like nǫkkurr, neinn.

Particle

ᚾᛁ (ni)

  1. not
    • c. 200 AD, Thorsberg chape, found near Süderbrarup, Germany.
      ᛟᚹᛚᚦᚢᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ / ᚾᛁ ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ
      owlþuþewaz / ni wajemāriz
      Wolthuthewaz / not ill-famous [well-renowned]

Descendants
  • Old Norse: né
    • Icelandic: né
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