Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halluz

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halluz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to cut; hew”). Compare Old Armenian սալ (sal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑl.luz/

Noun

*halluz m

1. A rock; stone; boulder
2. A rockface; cliff

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *halluz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*halluz	*halliwiz
vocative	*hallu	*halliwiz
accusative	*hallų	*hallunz
genitive	*hallauz	*halliwǫ̂
dative	*halliwi	*hallumaz
instrumental	*hallū	*hallumiz

Related terms

• *hallijǭ
• *hulliz

Descendants

• Old English: heall
• Old Norse: hallr
  • Icelandic: hallur
  • Faroese: (halli)
  • Norn: hallj
  • Norwegian: hall (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: hal
    • Swedish: hall (dialectal), häll
  • Danish: hald
  • → Scots: hall (Shetlandish)
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌿𐍃 (hallus)
• Crimean Gothic: ael (or from Turkic)