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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haidr

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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 *haidraz.

Adjective

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*haidr

  1. clear
  2. bright

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *haidr
Genitive *haidras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *haidr *haidru *haidr
Accusative *haidranā *haidrā *haidr
Genitive *haidras *haidreʀā *haidras
Dative *haidrumē *haidreʀē *haidrumē
Instrumental *haidru *haidreʀu *haidru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *haidrē *haidrō *haidru
Accusative *haidrā *haidrā *haidru
Genitive *haidreʀō *haidreʀō *haidreʀō
Dative *haidrēm, *haidrum *haidrēm, *haidrum *haidrēm, *haidrum
Instrumental *haidrēm, *haidrum *haidrēm, *haidrum *haidrēm, *haidrum

Descendants

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  • Old English: hādor, hǣdor
  • Old Saxon: hēdar
  • Old Dutch: *hēder
  • Old High German: heitar