Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrifilingaz
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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
Probably from *hreflōną (“to sew, mend”) + *-ilingaz.[1] Alternatively, from *hrefaz (“womb, belly, body”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*hrifilingaz m[1]
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hrifilingaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hrifilingaz | *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs | |
| vocative | *hrifiling | *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs | |
| accusative | *hrifilingą | *hrifilinganz | |
| genitive | *hrifilingas, *hrifilingis | *hrifilingǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hrifilingai | *hrifilingamaz | |
| instrumental | *hrifilingō | *hrifilingamiz | |
Alternative reconstructions edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *hrifiling
- Old English: hrifeling
- Old Norse: hriflingr
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrefilinga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 244
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrefaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 185: “*xrefalinʒaz”