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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spellô
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *spellōną (“to tell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspel.lɔːː/
Noun
*spellô m[1]
- one who tells, teller
Inflection
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *spellô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *spellô | *spellaniz | |
| vocative | *spellô | *spellaniz | |
| accusative | *spellanų | *spellanunz | |
| genitive | *spilliniz | *spellanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *spillini | *spellammaz | |
| instrumental | *spillinē | *spellammiz | |
Descendants
- Old High German: *spello in wārspello (“fortune-teller, prophet”)
- Old Norse: spjalli
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (spilla)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*spellōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 363