Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚹᛁᛞᚨᛚᚨᛞᛁᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

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Etymology

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*ᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ (*widaʀ, wide) +‎ *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada, land) +‎ -ᛁᛉ (-iʀ, -ed, forms adjectives from nouns).

Adjective

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*ᚹᛁᛞᚨᛚᚨᛞᛁᛉ (*widaladiʀ /wīdalandiʀ⁠/)

  1. possessing much land; literally “widely-landed”

Descendants

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  • Old Norse: víðlendr