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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rūnōstabaz

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 *rūnō (“secret, mystery, rune”) +‎ *stabaz (“staff, stick; letter of an alphabet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈruː.nɔː.ˌstɑ.βɑz/

Noun

*rūnōstabaz m

  1. a letter of the runic alphabet

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *rūnōstabaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rūnōstabaz *rūnōstabōz, *rūnōstabōs
vocative *rūnōstab *rūnōstabōz, *rūnōstabōs
accusative *rūnōstabą *rūnōstabanz
genitive *rūnōstabas, *rūnōstabis *rūnōstabǫ̂
dative *rūnōstabai *rūnōstabamaz
instrumental *rūnōstabō *rūnōstabamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *rūnustab
    • Old English: rūnstæf
      • Middle English: *rounstaf, run-staf (attested in run-staven (plural))
    • Old High German: rūnstab; rūnstafa
  • Old Norse: rúnastafr
    • Icelandic: rúnastafur
    • Faroese: rúnastavur
    • Swedish: runstav
    • Danish: runestav
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