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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrībaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-. Doublet of *skrībaną.

Verb

*hrībaną[1]

  1. to scratch
  2. to snatch, to grab

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrīban
    • Old English: hrīfnian
      • Old English: ġehrīfnian
    • Old Frisian: *hrīva, rīva
      • North Frisian: riwwe, rewe
      • Saterland Frisian: rieuwe
    • Old Frisian: hrīvia, rīvia
    • Old Dutch: *rīvan
  • Old Norse: hrífa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrībanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
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