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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galōfô

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 *ga- (“with”) +‎ *lōfô (“palm of the hand”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈlɔː.ɸɔːː/

Noun

*galōfô m

  1. glove

Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *galōfô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *galōfô *galōfaniz
vocative *galōfô *galōfaniz
accusative *galōfanų *galōfanunz
genitive *galōfiniz *galōfanǫ̂
dative *galōfini *galōfammaz
instrumental *galōfinē *galōfammiz

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Old English: glōfa m, glōfe f (attested in plural glōfan); glōf f
    • Middle English: glofe, glove
      • Scots: glufe, gluve, gluif, gluive, gloe
      • English: glove
  • Old Norse: glófi
    • Icelandic: glófi
    • Faroese: glógvi
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