Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swārī

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *swērį̄. Equivalent to *swār (heavy) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun[edit]

*swārī f[1]

  1. heaviness

Inflection[edit]

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *swārī
Genitive *swārīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *swārī
Accusative *swārīn
Genitive *swārīn
Dative *swārīn
Instrumental *swārīn

Descendants[edit]

  • Old High German: swārī
    • Middle High German: swære

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swērīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 396