Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harjanaz
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *harjaz (“army, warband”) + *-anaz. Cognate with Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “king, ruler, lord”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*harjanaz m
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *harjanaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Old Norse and Icelandic, where it is used as a synonym for Odin. It may have had this restricted sense already in Proto-Germanic.