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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/giftijaną

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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

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Etymology

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From *giftiz (gift) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈɣiɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*giftijaną[1]

  1. (transitive, +accusative) to gift, give (something)
  2. (transitive, +dative) to give a gift to

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒeftijanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 130