*hainō

Runic: ᚺᚨᛁᚾᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑi̯.nɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

whetstone

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃i- (‘to sharpen’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	hainō	hainôz
Acc.	hainǭ	hainōz
Gen.	hainōz	hainǫ̂
Dat.	hainōi	hainōmaz
Inst.	hainō	hainōmiz
Voc.	hainō	hainôz

Descendants

hān (Old English)
- hone, hayn, hoone (Middle English)
  - hone (English)
    - hone, whoon (Scots)
Hän, Heenk, Hant, Hänke (Low German)
heen (Dutch)
hein (Old Norse)
- hein (Icelandic)
- hein, hen (Norwegian)
- hein, hen (Swedish)

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