Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firinō

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

Etymology

Possibly related to *fērą, *fērō (“danger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.ri.nɔː/

Noun

*firinō f

1. sin, crime

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *firinō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*firinō	*firinôz
vocative	*firinō	*firinôz
accusative	*firinǭ	*firinōz
genitive	*firinōz	*firinǫ̂
dative	*firinōi	*firinōmaz
instrumental	*firinō	*firinōmiz

Derived terms

• *firinaz
• *firinōną
• *firinōwerką

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *firinu
  • Old English: firen, fyren
  • Old Frisian: firne
  • Old Saxon: firina
  • Old High German: firina
    • Middle High German: virne
• Old Norse: firin-, firna-, firn
  • Icelandic: firin-, firna-, firn
• Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌰 (fairina)