Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faikn

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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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From Proto-Germanic *faikną.

Noun

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*faikn n[1]

  1. hostility, evil

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *faikn
Genitive *faiknas
Singular Plural
Nominative *faikn *faiknu
Accusative *faikn *faiknu
Genitive *faiknas *faiknō
Dative *faiknē *faiknum
Instrumental *faiknu *faiknum

Descendants

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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 331:PWGmc *faikn