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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōrīniz

This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *fōrijaną +‎ *-īniz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɔː.riː.niz/

Noun

*fōrīniz f

  1. gift, offering

Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *fōrīniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fōrīniz *fōrīnīz
vocative *fōrīni *fōrīnīz
accusative *fōrīnį *fōrīninz
genitive *fōrīnīz *fōrīnijǫ̂
dative *fōrīnī *fōrīnimaz
instrumental *fōrīnī *fōrīnimiz

Descendants
  • Old Norse: fórn (“gift, offering”)
    • Icelandic: fórn (“offering; sacrifice”)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: fórn (“offering”)
    • Swedish: (dialectal) fon
    • Danish: (all archaic or dialectal) forn / fon / fund (“gift (esp. of food) given for a feast”)
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