Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swōl(ī)

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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 *swōl(j)-, vṛddhi gerundive of *swaljaną (to burn).[1]

Adjective[edit]

*swōl(ī)[2]

  1. (weather) sweltering, sultry

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swōl
Genitive *swōlas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōl *swōlu *swōl
Accusative *swōlanā *swōlā *swōl
Genitive *swōlas *swōleʀā *swōlas
Dative *swōlumē *swōleʀē *swōlumē
Instrumental *swōlu *swōleʀu *swōlu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōlē *swōlō *swōlu
Accusative *swōlā *swōlā *swōlu
Genitive *swōleʀō *swōleʀō *swōleʀō
Dative *swōlēm, *swōlum *swōlēm, *swōlum *swōlēm, *swōlum
Instrumental *swōlēm, *swōlum *swōlēm, *swōlum *swōlēm, *swōlum
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swōlī
Genitive *swōlijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōlī *swōliju *swōlī
Accusative *swōlijanā *swōlijā *swōlī
Genitive *swōlijas *swōlijeʀā *swōlijas
Dative *swōlijumē *swōlijeʀē *swōlijumē
Instrumental *swōliju *swōlijeʀu *swōliju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōlijē *swōlijō *swōliju
Accusative *swōlijā *swōlijā *swōliju
Genitive *swōlijeʀō *swōlijeʀō *swōlijeʀō
Dative *swōlijēm, *swōlijum *swōlijēm, *swōlijum *swōlijēm, *swōlijum
Instrumental *swōlijēm, *swōlijum *swōlijēm, *swōlijum *swōlijēm, *swōlijum

Related terms[edit]

  • *swalljan
  • *swelan
  • *swōl
    • Old English: swól (heat, glow)

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swaljan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 494:*swōlu-
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zwoel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute:Westgermaans *swōla-