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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faiknī

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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*faiknī[1]

  1. treacherous, deceitful

Inflection

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ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *faiknī
Genitive *faiknijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faiknī *faikniju *faiknī
Accusative *faiknijanā *faiknijā *faiknī
Genitive *faiknijas *faiknijeʀā *faiknijas
Dative *faiknijumē *faiknijeʀē *faiknijumē
Instrumental *faikniju *faiknijeʀu *faikniju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faiknijē *faiknijō *faikniju
Accusative *faiknijā *faiknijā *faikniju
Genitive *faiknijeʀō *faiknijeʀō *faiknijeʀō
Dative *faiknijēm, *faiknijum *faiknijēm, *faiknijum *faiknijēm, *faiknijum
Instrumental *faiknijēm, *faiknijum *faiknijēm, *faiknijum *faiknijēm, *faiknijum

Descendants

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  • Old English: fǣcne, fācne
    • Middle English: fæc, facen, fakenn, foken
  • Old Saxon: fēkni

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310:PWGmc *faiknī