Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werudą
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editUncertain, but probably an extension of *weraz with the suffix + *-ud-, also seen in *hafudą, *haliþaz (oblique stem), *hakudaz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*werudą n
Inflection
editIn 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
editIn North Germanic the word was masculinized and saw the generalization of oblique stem *wiriþ- to the paradigm. It is attested only in the plural.