Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gurni

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gurniz, related to *gauraz (“sad, sorrowful”).

Noun

*gurni f

1. sorrow, misfortune

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gurni
Genitive	*gurnī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gurni	*gurnī
Accusative	*gurni	*gurnī
Genitive	*gurnī	*gurnijō
Dative	*gurnī	*gurnim, *gurnijum
Instrumental	*gurnī	*gurnim, *gurnijum

Related terms

• *gaurag

Derived terms

• *gurnōn
  • Old Saxon: gornon

Descendants

• Old English: gyrn, gryn
  • ⇒ Old English: gyrnstafas (“injury, affliction”)
  • ⇒ Old English: gyrnwracu (“revenge for injury”)