Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halluz

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to cut; hew”). Compare Old Armenian սալ (sal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑl.luz/

Noun

*halluz m

A rock; stone; boulder
A rockface; cliff

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *halluz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*halluz	*halliwiz
vocative	*hallu	*halliwiz
accusative	*hallų	*hallunz
genitive	*hallauz	*halliwǫ̂
dative	*halliwi	*hallumaz
instrumental	*hallū	*hallumiz

Related terms

*hallijǭ
*hulliz

Descendants

Old English: heall
Old Norse: hallr
- Icelandic: hallur
- Faroese: (halli)
- Norn: hallj
- Norwegian: hall (dialectal)
- Old Swedish: hal
  - Swedish: hall (dialectal), häll
- Danish: hald
- → Scots: hall (Shetlandish)
Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌿𐍃 (hallus)
Crimean Gothic: ael (or from Turkic)

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