Reconstruction:Old Dutch/skelfisc
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This Old Dutch 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. |
Old Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of *skella (“peel, shell”) + fisc (“fish”).
Noun
[edit]*skelfisc m
- haddock (fish)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *skelfisc (masculine a-stem noun)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *skelfisc | *skelfisca |
| accusative | *skelfisc | *skelfisca |
| genitive | *skelfiskes | *skelfisco |
| dative | *skelfiske | *skelfiscon |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle Dutch: schelvisch
- Dutch: schelvis
Further reading
[edit]- “skellifisk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012