Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wargatrewą
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*wargatrewą n
- gallows; (literally) outlaw-tree, a place where criminals are hanged
- Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *galgô
Inflection[edit]
neuter a-stemDeclension of *wargatrewą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wargatrewą | *wargatrewō | |
vocative | *wargatrewą | *wargatrewō | |
accusative | *wargatrewą | *wargatrewō | |
genitive | *wargatrewas, *wargatriwis | *wargatrewǫ̂ | |
dative | *wargatriwai | *wargatrewamaz | |
instrumental | *wargatrewō | *wargatrewamiz |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: weargtrēow
- Old Saxon: waragtreo
- Old Norse: vargtré
References[edit]
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warʒa-trewan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448