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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frijaz

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 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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“beloved”). The original meaning was probably something like “from one's own clan”, from which a meaning “being a free man, not a serf” developed.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    *frijaz

    1. free

    Inflection

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    Declension of *frijaz (ja-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *frijaz *frijō *friją, *-at(ō) *frijai *frijôz *frijō
    accusative *frijanǭ *frijǭ *friją, *-at(ō) *frijanz *frijōz *frijō
    genitive *frijas, *frīs *frijaizōz *frijas, *frīs *frijaizǫ̂ *frijaizǫ̂ *frijaizǫ̂
    dative *frijammai *frijaizōi *frijammai *frijaimaz *frijaimaz *frijaimaz
    instrumental *frijanō *frijaizō *frijanō *frijaimiz *frijaimiz *frijaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *frijô *frijǭ *frijô *frijaniz *frijōniz *frijōnō
    accusative *frijanų *frijōnų *frijô *frijanunz *frijōnunz *frijōnō
    genitive *frīniz *frijōniz *frīniz *frijanǫ̂ *frijōnǫ̂ *frijanǫ̂
    dative *frīni *frijōni *frīni *frijammaz *frijōmaz *frijammaz
    instrumental *frīnē *frijōnē *frīnē *frijammiz *frijōmiz *frijammiz

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fri(j)a-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
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