Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snillį̄

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

Etymology edit

From *snellaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsnil.lĩː/

Noun edit

*snillį̄ f^[1]

mobility, braveness

Inflection edit

īn-stemDeclension of *snillį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snillį̄	*snillīniz
vocative	*snillį̄	*snillīniz
accusative	*snillīnų	*snillīnunz
genitive	*snillīniz	*snillīnǫ̂
dative	*snillīni	*snillīmaz
instrumental	*snillīnē	*snillīmiz

Descendants edit

Old High German: snellī
- Middle High German: snëlle
  - German: Schnelle
Old Norse: snilli (“prowess, skill, eloquence”)
- Icelandic: snilli
- Faroese: snildi
- Old Danish: snilli
  - Danish: snilde
- Old Swedish: snilli
  - Swedish: snille

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*snellīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 357

[1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*snellīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 357

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