Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harjanaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *harjaz (“army, warband”) + *-anaz. Cognate with Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “king, ruler, lord”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*harjanaz m
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *harjanaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *harjanaz | *harjanōz, *harjanōs | |
vocative | *harjan | *harjanōz, *harjanōs | |
accusative | *harjaną | *harjananz | |
genitive | *harjanas, *harjanis | *harjanǫ̂ | |
dative | *harjanai | *harjanamaz | |
instrumental | *harjanō | *harjanamiz |
Usage notes
edit- This term only survives in North Germanic, where it is used as a name for Odin. It may have had this restricted sense already in Proto-Germanic.