Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Nīþahewwaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *nīþą (“shame, emnity, hatred”) + *hewwaz (“hewer, cutter, striker”).
Proper noun
[edit]*Nīþahewwaz m
- Nidhogg, the serpent that dwells in Hel, who is said to eternally punish the most shameful of men - see *haljōwītiją (“hell torment”)
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *Nīþahewwaz (masculine a-stem) | ||
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singular | ||
nominative | *Nīþahewwaz | |
vocative | *Nīþaheww | |
accusative | *Nīþahewwą | |
genitive | *Nīþahewwas, *Nīþahiwwis | |
dative | *Nīþahewwai | |
instrumental | *Nīþahewwō |