Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agluz

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ-l-u-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (repulsive, offensive, hateful, disgusting).[1] Cognate with Old Irish áil (ignomy, insult), Ancient Greek ἀχλύς (akhlús, manure, dung), Ancient Greek ὀχλέω (okhléō, to vex, harass), Sanskrit अघल (aghala, bad, terrible), Sanskrit अघ (agha, evil, pain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɣ.luz/

Adjective

*agluz[1]

  1. cumbersome, tedious, tiresome, burdensome

Inflection

Declension of *agluz (u-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *agluz *aglī *aglų, *-jatō *aglijai *aglijôz *aglijō
accusative *aglijanǭ *aglijǭ *aglų, *-jatō *aglijanz *aglijōz *aglijō
genitive *aglijas, *aglīs *aglijaizōz *aglijas, *aglīs *aglijaizǫ̂ *aglijaizǫ̂ *aglijaizǫ̂
dative *aglijammai *aglijaizōi *aglijammai *aglijaimaz *aglijaimaz *aglijaimaz
instrumental *aglijanō *aglijaizō *aglijanō *aglijaimiz *aglijaimiz *aglijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *aglijô *aglijǭ *aglijô *aglijaniz *aglijōniz *aglijōnō
accusative *aglijanų *aglijōnų *aglijô *aglijanunz *aglijōnunz *aglijōnō
genitive *aglīniz *aglijōniz *aglīniz *aglijanǫ̂ *aglijōnǫ̂ *aglijanǫ̂
dative *aglīni *aglijōni *aglīni *aglijammaz *aglijōmaz *aglijammaz
instrumental *aglīnē *aglijōnē *aglīnē *aglijammiz *aglijōmiz *aglijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: eġle
    • Middle English: eile, eyle
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌿𐍃 (aglus)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aglu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5