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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaiʀ

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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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From Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Noun

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*gaiʀ m[1]

  1. spear

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *gaiʀ
Genitive *gaiʀas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gaiʀ *gaiʀō, *gaiʀōs
Accusative *gaiʀ *gaiʀā
Genitive *gaiʀas *gaiʀō
Dative *gaiʀē *gaiʀum
Instrumental *gaiʀu *gaiʀum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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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 86:PWGmc *gaiz