Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gafrāgī

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gafrēgijaz.

Adjective[edit]

*gafrāgī[1]

  1. known, famous

Inflection[edit]

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gafrāgī
Genitive *gafrāgijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gafrāgī *gafrāgiju *gafrāgī
Accusative *gafrāgijanā *gafrāgijā *gafrāgī
Genitive *gafrāgijas *gafrāgijeʀā *gafrāgijas
Dative *gafrāgijumē *gafrāgijeʀē *gafrāgijumē
Instrumental *gafrāgiju *gafrāgijeʀu *gafrāgiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gafrāgijē *gafrāgijō *gafrāgiju
Accusative *gafrāgijā *gafrāgijā *gafrāgiju
Genitive *gafrāgijeʀō *gafrāgijeʀō *gafrāgijeʀō
Dative *gafrāgijēm, *gafrāgijum *gafrāgijēm, *gafrāgijum *gafrāgijēm, *gafrāgijum
Instrumental *gafrāgijēm, *gafrāgijum *gafrāgijēm, *gafrāgijum *gafrāgijēm, *gafrāgijum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ġefrǣġe
  • Old Saxon: gifrāgi

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 209:PWGmc *gafrāgī