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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swērį̄

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 *swēraz (“heavy”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswɛː.rĩː/

Noun

*swērį̄ f[1]

  1. heaviness

Inflection
īn-stemDeclension of *swērį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swērį̄ *swērīniz
vocative *swērį̄ *swērīniz
accusative *swērīnų *swērīnunz
genitive *swērīniz *swērīnǫ̂
dative *swērīni *swērīmaz
instrumental *swērīnē *swērīmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *swārī
    • Old High German: swārī
      • Middle High German: swære
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (*swērei)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*swērīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 396
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