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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wargatrewą

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 *wargaz +‎ *trewą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑr.ɣɑ.ˌtre.wɑ̃/

Noun

*wargatrewą n

  1. gallows; (literally) outlaw-tree, a place where criminals are hanged
    Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *galgô

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *wargatrewą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wargatrewą *wargatrewō
vocative *wargatrewą *wargatrewō
accusative *wargatrewą *wargatrewō
genitive *wargatrewas, *wargatriwis *wargatrewǫ̂
dative *wargatriwai *wargatrewamaz
instrumental *wargatrewō *wargatrewamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: weargtrēow
  • Old Saxon: waragtreo
  • Old Norse: vargtré

References
  • Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warʒa-trewan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448
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