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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swār

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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 *swēraz.

Adjective

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*swār[1]

  1. heavy

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swār
Genitive *swāras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swār *swāru *swār
Accusative *swāranā *swārā *swār
Genitive *swāras *swāreʀā *swāras
Dative *swārumē *swāreʀē *swārumē
Instrumental *swāru *swāreʀu *swāru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swārē *swārō *swāru
Accusative *swārā *swārā *swāru
Genitive *swāreʀō *swāreʀō *swāreʀō
Dative *swārēm, *swārum *swārēm, *swārum *swārēm, *swārum
Instrumental *swārēm, *swārum *swārēm, *swārum *swārēm, *swārum

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 149:PWGmc *swār