Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gurni

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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 *gurniz, related to *gauraz (sad, sorrowful).[1]

Noun

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*gurni f

  1. sorrow, misfortune

Inflection

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i-stem
Singular
Nominative *gurni
Genitive *gurnī
Singular Plural
Nominative *gurni *gurnī
Accusative *gurni *gurnī
Genitive *gurnī *gurnijō
Dative *gurnī *gurnim, *gurnijum
Instrumental *gurnī *gurnim, *gurnijum
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Derived terms

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  • *gurnōn
    • Old Saxon: gornon

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*gaura-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 172