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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swultiz

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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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An i-stem derivation from *sweltaną.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*swultiz m

  1. starvation, death, hunger

Inflection

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i-stemDeclension of *swultiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swultiz *swultīz
vocative *swulti *swultīz
accusative *swultį *swultinz
genitive *swultīz *swultijǫ̂
dative *swultī *swultimaz
instrumental *swultī *swultimiz

Descendants

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  • Old English: swylt
  • Old Norse: sultr

References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN