Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wargatrewą

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

From *wargaz +‎ *trewą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.ɣɑ.ˌtre.wɑ̃/

Noun

*wargatrewą n

1. gallows; (literally) outlaw-tree, a place where criminals are hanged

   Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *galgô

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wargatrewą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wargatrewą	*wargatrewō
vocative	*wargatrewą	*wargatrewō
accusative	*wargatrewą	*wargatrewō
genitive	*wargatrewas, *wargatriwis	*wargatrewǫ̂
dative	*wargatriwai	*wargatrewamaz
instrumental	*wargatrewō	*wargatrewamiz

Descendants

• Old English: weargtrēow
• Old Saxon: waragtreo
• Old Norse: vargtré

References

• Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warʒa-trewan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448