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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrīnaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *krey- (to strip, touch).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*hrīnaną[1][2]

  1. to touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrīnan
    • Old English: hrīnan
    • Old Saxon: hrīnan
    • Old Dutch: *rīnan
    • Old High German: hrīnan, rīnan
  • Old Norse: hrína

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hrīnan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 247
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 187