Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hardīni

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *hailijan (“to harden”) +‎ *-īni.

Noun

*hardīni f

(North Sea Germanic) a hardening

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hardīni
Genitive	*hardīnī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hardīni	*hardīnī
Accusative	*hardīni	*hardīnī
Genitive	*hardīnī	*hardīnijō
Dative	*hardīnī	*hardīnim
Instrumental	*hardīnī	*hardīnim

Descendants

Old English: hyrdenn
Old Frisian: *herdene, tōherdene