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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōkniz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Related to *frekaz (“bold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸrɔːk.niz/
Adjective
*frōkniz[1]
- daring, valiant
Inflection
Declension of *frōkniz (i-stem)
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *frōkniz | *frōknijai | *frōknī | *frōknijôz | *frōknį, *-jatō | *frōknijō |
accusative | *frōknijanǭ | *frōknijanz | *frōknijǭ | *frōknijōz | *frōknį, *-jatō | *frōknijō |
genitive | *frōknijas, *frōknīs | *frōknijaizǫ̂ | *frōknijaizōz | *frōknijaizǫ̂ | *frōknijas, *frōknīs | *frōknijaizǫ̂ |
dative | *frōknijammai | *frōknijaimaz | *frōknijaizōi | *frōknijaimaz | *frōknijammai | *frōknijaimaz |
instrumental | *frōknijanō | *frōknijaimiz | *frōknijaizō | *frōknijaimiz | *frōknijanō | *frōknijaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *frōknijô | *frōknijaniz | *frōknijǭ | *frōknijōniz | *frōknijô | *frōknijōnō |
accusative | *frōknijanų | *frōknijanunz | *frōknijōnų | *frōknijōnunz | *frōknijô | *frōknijōnō |
genitive | *frōknīniz | *frōknijanǫ̂ | *frōknijōniz | *frōknijōnǫ̂ | *frōknīniz | *frōknijanǫ̂ |
dative | *frōknīni | *frōknijammaz | *frōknijōni | *frōknijōmaz | *frōknīni | *frōknijammaz |
instrumental | *frōknīnē | *frōknijammiz | *frōknijōnē | *frōknijōmiz | *frōknīnē | *frōknijammiz |
Derived terms
- *frōkni
Descendants
- West Germanic: [Term?]
- Old English: frēcne
- Old Saxon: frōkni, frēkni
- Old High German: *fruohhan
- ⇒ Old High German: fruohhanī
- Old Norse: frœkn
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*frōkniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 115