Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haljōrūnō

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 *haljō (“hell, the underworld”) +‎ *rūnō (“whisperess”).

Noun

*haljōrūnō f

1. sorceress, witch, seeress

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *haljōrūnō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*haljōrūnō	*haljōrūnôz
vocative	*haljōrūnō	*haljōrūnôz
accusative	*haljōrūnǭ	*haljōrūnōz
genitive	*haljōrūnōz	*haljōrūnǫ̂
dative	*haljōrūnōi	*haljōrūnōmaz
instrumental	*haljōrūnō	*haljōrūnōmiz

Coordinate terms

• *haljōrūnô m (“sorcerer, wizard, seer”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *halljurūnu
  • Old English: hellrūn
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐍉𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (*haljōruna)
  • → Latin: haliurunna