Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀhait

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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]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

*uʀhait m[1]

  1. challenge (to fight)

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *uʀhait
Genitive *uʀhaitas
Singular Plural
Nominative *uʀhait *uʀhaitō, *uʀhaitōs
Accusative *uʀhait *uʀhaitā
Genitive *uʀhaitas *uʀhaitō
Dative *uʀhaitē *uʀhaitum
Instrumental *uʀhaitu *uʀhaitum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ōret
  • Old High German: urheiz

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 308:PWGmc *o/uzhait