Diotfrit
Old High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From diot (“people, tribe”, from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + frit (“peace, love”, feminine o-stem equivalent of fridu. Cf. Old English frēod, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 (frijaþwa))
Proper noun
[edit]Diotfrīt f
- (Bavaria) a female given name
Declension
[edit]declension of Diotfrit (feminine ō-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Diotfrit | Diotfritā |
| accusative | Diotfrita, Diotfrite | Diotfritā |
| genitive | Diotfrita | Diotfritōno |
| dative | Diotfritu | Diotfritōn, Diotfritōm |
The nominative form was without an ending in early Old High German times as is still evident in western proper nouns.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Schatz, Josef, 1871-1950 (1907) Altbairische Grammatik, Laut- und Flexionslehre (Grammatiken der althochdeutschen Dialekte; I. Band.) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, page 28,121
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- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German compound terms
- Old High German lemmas
- Old High German proper nouns
- Old High German feminine nouns
- Bavarian Old High German
- Old High German given names
- Old High German female given names