Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrifilingaz
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from *hreflōną (“to sew, mend”) + *-ilingaz.[1] Alternatively, from *hrefaz (“womb, belly, body”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*hrifilingaz m[1]
Inflection[edit]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *hrifilingaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hrifilingaz | *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs | |
vocative | *hrifiling | *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs | |
accusative | *hrifilingą | *hrifilinganz | |
genitive | *hrifilingas, *hrifilingis | *hrifilingǫ̂ | |
dative | *hrifilingai | *hrifilingamaz | |
instrumental | *hrifilingō | *hrifilingamiz |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *hrifiling
- Old English: hrifeling
- Old Norse: hriflingr
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrefilinga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 244
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrefaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 185: “*xrefalinʒaz”