Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Albigaizaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *albiz (“elf”) +‎ *gaizaz (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.βi.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/

Proper noun

*Albigaizaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Albigaizaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Albigaizaz
vocative	*Albigaiz
accusative	*Albigaizą
genitive	*Albigaizas, *Albigaizis
dative	*Albigaizai
instrumental	*Albigaizō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Albigaiʀ
  • Old English: Ælfgār
    • English: Elgar
• Old Norse: Álfgeirr
  • Icelandic: Álfgeir
  • Faroese: Álvgeir
  • Norwegian: Alvgeir
  • Old Danish: Alger (uncertain derivation)

References

• “AlfgæiRR” in: Lena Peterson — Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. 5th edition, Uppsala 2007.