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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raunō

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

An archaic ablaut of *rūnō (“secret, mystery”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯.nɔː/

Noun

*raunō f[1]

  1. examination

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *raunō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *raunō *raunôz
vocative *raunō *raunôz
accusative *raunǭ *raunōz
genitive *raunōz *raunǫ̂
dative *raunōi *raunōmaz
instrumental *raunō *raunōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *raunu
    • Old Frisian: rān
  • Old Norse: raun

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*raunō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 299
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