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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *gaizaz (“spear, pike, javelin”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
Proper noun
*Gaizawulfaz m
- a male given name
Inflection
Declension of *Gaizawulfaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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| nominative
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*Gaizawulfaz
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| vocative
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*Gaizawulf
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| accusative
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*Gaizawulfą
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| genitive
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*Gaizawulfas, *Gaizawulfis
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| dative
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*Gaizawulfai
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| instrumental
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*Gaizawulfō
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀwulf
- Old English: Gārwulf
- Old Dutch: *Gerolf
- Old High German: *Gerolf
- German: Gerolf, Gerulf
- → Latin: Gerulfus, Gerolfus
- French: Gérulphe
- Italian: Gerolfo
- Old Norse: Geirólfr
- Icelandic: Geirólfur
- Faroese: Geirolvur
- Norwegian: Geirulf, Gjerulf