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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Agilaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Etymology

From the element *agaz (“fear; dread”) or *agjō (“edge, point ( of a weapon)”) +‎ *-ilaz.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɣi.lɑz/

Proper noun

*Agilaz m

  1. a male given name
  2. Egil, a famous archer of Germanic legend

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *Agilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular
nominative *Agilaz
vocative *Agil
accusative *Agilą
genitive *Agilas, *Agilis
dative *Agilai
instrumental *Agilō

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *Agilō
    • Old High German: Agilo, Egilo
  • Old Norse: Egill

References
  1. Jan De Vries, Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd rev. edn (Leiden: Brill, 1962).
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