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Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Pre-Germanic *wúlkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. The *f is unexplained; the expected form would be *wulhwaz.

Noun

*ᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*wulfaʀ) m

  1. wolf

Usage notes

  • The reconstruction *wulfaʀ is in classic 3rd–5th century Proto-Norse. However, all attestations of this word are in proper names on the late 6th–early 7th century Blekinge stones and thus show a later linguistic and orthographic stage.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ulfr m, úlfr
    • Icelandic: úlfur
    • Faroese: úlvur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ulv; (dialectal) úv'e, olv, ålv
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ulv
    • Elfdalian: ulv
    • Old Swedish: ulver
    • Old Danish: ulv
    • Gutnish: ulv, ålv
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