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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaiwijaną

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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 *hlaiwą (grave, tomb) +‎ *-janą (factitive or denominative verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*hlaiwijaną

  1. to entomb; to bury

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Norse: *ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᛁᛃᚨᚾ (*hlaiwijan) (two finite forms attested)

References

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  1. ^ Inscription/entry N KJ75 in the RuneS-Database ot the research project Runic Writing in the Germanic Languages (RuneS) of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, 2024.