Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Uzdagaizaz

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 *uzdaz (“sharp point”) +‎ *gaizaz (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuz.dɑ.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/

Proper noun

*Uzdagaizaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Uzdagaizaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Uzdagaizaz
vocative	*Uzdagaiz
accusative	*Uzdagaizą
genitive	*Uzdagaizas, *Uzdagaizis
dative	*Uzdagaizai
instrumental	*Uzdagaizō

Descendants

• Old English: Ordgār
• Old Norse: Oddgeirr
  • Icelandic: Oddgeir
  • Faroese: Oddgeir
  • Norwegian: Oddgeir
  • Old Swedish: Uddger
  • Old Danish: Oddger

References

• Peterson, Lena (2007), “Uddgæiʀʀ”, 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 239