Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bard

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bardaz.

Noun

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*bard m[1]

  1. beard

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bard
Genitive *bardas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bard *bardō, *bardōs
Accusative *bard *bardā
Genitive *bardas *bardō
Dative *bardē *bardum
Instrumental *bardu *bardum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180:PWGmc *bard