Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizafriþuz

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 *gaizaz (“spear”) +‎ *friþuz (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.zɑ.ˌɸri.θuz/

Proper noun

*Gaizafriþuz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Gaizafriþuz (u-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Gaizafriþuz
vocative	*Gaizafriþu
accusative	*Gaizafriþų
genitive	*Gaizafriþauz
dative	*Gaizafriþiwi
instrumental	*Gaizafriþū

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀafriþu
  • Old English: Gārfriþ
• Old Norse: Geirrøðr
  • Icelandic: Geirröður
• Burgundian: Gaissefredo

References

• Peterson, Lena (2007), “Gæirreðr/-røðr”, in Story, Joanna, editor, Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Femte, reviderade utgåvan. (Dictionary of proper names in Scandinavian Viking Age runic inscriptions (Studies in Early Medieval Britian)‎^[1] (in Swedish), 5th edition, Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen, →ISBN, page 97