Reconstruction:Old High German/Ostra

This Old High German 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.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• Ôstara, Ôstora

Etymology

from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ

Noun

*Ôstra f

1. name of the goddess Easter

Declension

Declension of *Ôstra (n-stem Feminine)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*Ôstra	Ôstrûn
accusative	*Ôstrûn	Ôstrûn
genitive	*Ôstrûn	*Ôstrôno
dative	*Ôstrûn	*Ôstrôm, *Ôstrôn,

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
2. Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology Vol 4
3. ( Gerhard Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014, s.v. ōstara* )