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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagriþō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *fagraz + *-iþō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.ri.θɔː/
Noun
*fagriþō f[1]
- fairness, beauty
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *fagriþō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *fagriþō | *fagriþôz | |
| vocative | *fagriþō | *fagriþôz | |
| accusative | *fagriþǭ | *fagriþōz | |
| genitive | *fagriþōz | *fagriþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *fagriþōi | *fagriþōmaz | |
| instrumental | *fagriþō | *fagriþōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: gifagiritha (“ornament”)
- Old Norse: fegrð
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*fagriþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89