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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harjafulką

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 *harjaz (“army”) +‎ *fulką (“people”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑr.jɑ.ˌɸul.kɑ̃/

Noun

*harjafulką n[1]

  1. men of war, warlike people

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *harjafulką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *harjafulką *harjafulkō
vocative *harjafulką *harjafulkō
accusative *harjafulką *harjafulkō
genitive *harjafulkas, *harjafulkis *harjafulkǫ̂
dative *harjafulkai *harjafulkamaz
instrumental *harjafulkō *harjafulkamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: herefolc
  • Old Frisian: hirifolk
  • Old Norse: herfolk
    • Icelandic: herfólk

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xarja-fulkan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
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