Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōrīniz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *fōrijaną +‎ *-īniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɔː.riː.niz/

Noun

*fōrīniz f

1. gift, offering

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *fōrīniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fōrīniz	*fōrīnīz
vocative	*fōrīni	*fōrīnīz
accusative	*fōrīnį	*fōrīninz
genitive	*fōrīnīz	*fōrīnijǫ̂
dative	*fōrīnī	*fōrīnimaz
instrumental	*fōrīnī	*fōrīnimiz

Descendants

• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: fórn (“gift, offering”)
    • Icelandic: fórn (“offering; sacrifice”)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: fórn (“offering”)
    • Swedish: fon (dialectal)
    • Danish: forn / fon / fund (“gift (esp. of food) given for a feast”) (all archaic or dialectal)