Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bardǭ

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰ- or *bʰordʰ-, probably from *bʰer-, *bʰor- (to protrude; bristle, spike, tip, awn); compare *baraz for the unextended root.
Sometimes considered a derivative of *bardaz (beard), as if meaning “beard-shaped tool”,[1] though the direction could be the reverse. Orel compares Old Norse skegg-ǫx (literally beard-axe) for the semantics.

Noun edit

*bardǭ f [1]

  1. axe
    Synonyms: *adisô, *akwisī, *bardō, *bīþlaz

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *bardǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bardǭ *bardōniz
vocative *bardǭ *bardōniz
accusative *bardōnų *bardōnunz
genitive *bardōniz *bardōnǫ̂
dative *bardōni *bardōmaz
instrumental *bardōnē *bardōmiz

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*ƀarđōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 36–37