Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wargatrewą

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 *wargaz +‎ *trewą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.ɣɑ.ˌtre.wɑ̃/

Noun

*wargatrewą n

gallows; (literally) outlaw-tree, a place where criminals are hanged
Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *galgô

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wargatrewą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wargatrewą	*wargatrewō
vocative	*wargatrewą	*wargatrewō
accusative	*wargatrewą	*wargatrewō
genitive	wargatrewas, wargatriwis	*wargatrewǫ̂
dative	*wargatriwai	*wargatrewamaz
instrumental	*wargatrewō	*wargatrewamiz

Descendants

Old English: weargtrēow
Old Saxon: waragtreo
Old Norse: vargtré

References

Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*warʒa-trewan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448

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