Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werudą
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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
Uncertain, but probably an extension of *weraz with the suffix + *-ud-, also seen in *hafudą, *haliþaz (oblique stem), *hakudaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*werudą n
Inflection edit
In pre-Germanic, the word declined as *wérut- in the strong cases and *werít- in the weak/oblique cases.
Declension of *werudą (irregular)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *werudą | *werudō |
| Vocative | *werudą | *werudō |
| Accusative | *werudą | *werudō |
| Genitive | *wiriþas, *wiriþis | *wiriþǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wiriþai | *wiriþamaz |
| Instrumental | *wiriþō | *wiriþamiz |
Descendants edit
In North Germanic the word was masculinized and saw the generalization of oblique stem *wiriþ- to the paradigm. It is attested only in the plural.