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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harjafulką
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *harjaz (“army”) + *fulką (“people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑr.jɑ.ˌɸul.kɑ̃/
Noun
*harjafulką n[1]
- men of war, warlike people
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *harjafulką (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *harjafulką | *harjafulkō | |
| vocative | *harjafulką | *harjafulkō | |
| accusative | *harjafulką | *harjafulkō | |
| genitive | *harjafulkas, *harjafulkis | *harjafulkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *harjafulkai | *harjafulkamaz | |
| instrumental | *harjafulkō | *harjafulkamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: herefolc
- Old Frisian: hirifolk
- Old Norse: herfólk
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xarja-fulkan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 162