hymlic
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Perhaps from a diminutive or derivative of Proto-West Germanic *hamirā (“hellebore”), with which Liberman compares Proto-Slavic *čemerъ (“false hellebore”), also used to describe venom or poison caused by this plant, from Proto-Indo-European *kemer-. The closest Germanic cognates are German Low German Hemer, Hemern and German Hemere (“hellebore”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hymlic or hymlīc m
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hymlic | — |
| accusative | hymlic | — |
| genitive | hymlices | — |
| dative | hymlice | — |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “558”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 558
- ^ An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press., p. 105