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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raunō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
An archaic ablaut of *rūnō (“secret, mystery”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯.nɔː/
Noun
*raunō f[1]
- trial
- experiment
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *raunō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *raunō | *raunôz | |
| vocative | *raunō | *raunôz | |
| accusative | *raunǭ | *raunōz | |
| genitive | *raunōz | *raunǫ̂ | |
| dative | *raunōi | *raunōmaz | |
| instrumental | *raunō | *raunōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: rān
- Old Norse: raun
- Icelandic: raun
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*raunō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 299