Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walakuzjǭ
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *walaz (“(battle) wound”) + *keusaną (“choose, decide”) + *-jǭ (“-er”, feminine agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*walakuzjǭ f
- valkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"
Inflection edit
ōn-stemDeclension of *walakuzjǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *walakuzjǭ | *walakuzjōniz | |
vocative | *walakuzjǭ | *walakuzjōniz | |
accusative | *walakuzjōnų | *walakuzjōnunz | |
genitive | *walakuzjōniz | *walakuzjōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *walakuzjōni | *walakuzjōmaz | |
instrumental | *walakuzjōnē | *walakuzjōmiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *walakuʀjā
- Old Norse: valkyrja