Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrītaną

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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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Most likely from the same source as *hrītaną, but with an s-mobile. Related to Middle Irish scrissid (to cut).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*skrītaną[1]

  1. to tear, to cut

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skrītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 344