Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀhait

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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*uʀhait m[1]

  1. challenge (to fight)

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *uʀhait
Genitive *uʀhaitas
Singular Plural
Nominative *uʀhait *uʀhaitō, *uʀhaitōs
Accusative *uʀhait *uʀhaitā
Genitive *uʀhaitas *uʀhaitō
Dative *uʀhaitē *uʀhaitum
Instrumental *uʀhaitu *uʀhaitum

Descendants

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  • Old English: ōret
  • Old High German: urheiz

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 308:PWGmc *o/uzhait