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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rūnô

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 *rūnō (“secret, mystery”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈruː.nɔːː/

Noun

*rūnô m[1]

  1. counselor

Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *rūnô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rūnô *rūnaniz
vocative *rūnô *rūnaniz
accusative *rūnanų *rūnanunz
genitive *rūniniz *rūnanǫ̂
dative *rūnini *rūnammaz
instrumental *rūninē *rūnammiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *rūnō
    • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *garūnō
      • Old English: gerūna
      • Old High German: girūno
  • Old Norse: rúni, Rúni

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*rūnōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 310
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