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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gailijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *gailaz (merry) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gailijaną[1]

  1. to make glad, merry, cheerful

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Norse: gilja
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gilje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gilje, gilja
    • Swedish: gilja
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒailjanan ~ *ʒailēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 122-123
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