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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrifilingaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Probably from *hreflōną (“to sew, mend”) + *-ilingaz.[1] Alternatively, from *hrefaz (“womb, belly, body”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxri.ɸi.liŋ.ɡɑz/
Noun
*hrifilingaz m[1]
- shoe
- Synonym: *skōhaz
- Coordinate term: *sukkaz (“sock”)
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hrifilingaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hrifilingaz | *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs | |
| vocative | *hrifiling | *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs | |
| accusative | *hrifilingą | *hrifilinganz | |
| genitive | *hrifilingas, *hrifilingis | *hrifilingǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hrifilingai | *hrifilingamaz | |
| instrumental | *hrifilingō | *hrifilingamiz | |
Alternative reconstructions
- *hrefalingaz[2]
- *hrefilingaz[1]
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hrifiling
- Old English: hrifeling
- Old Norse: hriflingr
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hrefilinga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 244
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xrefaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 185: “*xrefalinʒaz”