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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marh

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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 *marhaz.

Noun

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*marh m[1]

  1. horse
    Synonyms: *ehw, *hross, *parafred, *wigi

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *marh
Genitive *marhas
Singular Plural
Nominative *marh *marhō, *marhōs
Accusative *marh *marhā
Genitive *marhas *marhō
Dative *marhē *marhum
Instrumental *marhu *marhum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: mearh, mear
  • Old Frisian: mar
  • Old High German: marh, march, marah

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 308:PWGmc *marh