Reconstruction:Old English/neora

This Old English entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

*nīora

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *neurô (“kidney, testicle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈneːo̯rɑ/

Noun

*nēora m

(anatomy) kidney

Declension

Declension of *neora (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*nēora	*nēoran
accusative	*nēoran	*nēoran
genitive	*nēoran	*nēorena
dative	*nēoran	*nēorum

Descendants

Middle English: nēre, neere; kedenere, kidnei
- Scots: nere, neir
- English: kidney

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