Reconstruction:Old Norse/wīʀ

This Old 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.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• vér — Old West Norse
• ᚢᛁᛦ (uiʀ) — runic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiːɹ̝/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂. Cognate with Old English wē ( > English we), Old Frisian wī ( > West Frisian wy), Old Saxon wī ( > Low German wi), Old Dutch wī ( > Dutch wij), Old High German wir ( > German wir), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).

Pronoun

*wīʀ (Old East Norse)

1. First person plural pronoun; we (singular iak), (dual wit)

Declension

Old East Norse personal pronouns

number	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
case	singular			singular masculine	singular feminine	singular neuter
nominative	iak	þú		hánn, hann	hǫ́n	þat
accusative	mik	þik	sik	hánn, hann	hána, hana	þat
dative	méʀ	þéʀ	séʀ	hǫ́num	hęnni	því
genitive	mínn	þínn	sínn	hans	hęnnaʀ	þęss
case	dual
nominative	vit	it
accusative	okkʀ	ykkʀ	sik
dative	okkʀ	ykkʀ	séʀ
genitive	okkarr	ykkarr	sínn
case	plural			plural masculine	plural feminine	plural neuter
nominative	víʀ	íʀ		þęiʀ	þáʀ	þaun
accusative	oss	iðʀ	sik	þá	þáʀ	þaun
dative	oss	iðʀ	séʀ	þęim	þęim	þęim
genitive	várr	iðvarr	sínn	þęiʀa	þęiʀa	þęiʀa

Descendants

• Elfdalian: wįr
• Old Swedish: vīr, vī, ᚠᛁᚱ
  • Swedish: vi
  • → Norwegian: vi
• Old Danish: wii, wi
  • Danish: vi
    • Norwegian Bokmål: vi
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: vi