Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hafnaną

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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 *habjaną (to lift) +‎ *-naną. Compare also Proto-West Germanic *habinōn (to handle).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*hafnaną[1]

  1. (intransitive) to become exalted
  2. (intransitive) (+ dative object) to consider oneself above, to reject, to abandon

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xafnōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149