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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 *bregdaną (“to tug, move, swing”) + *-ilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
*brigdilaz m
- strap, rein
- bridle
Inflection
Declension of *brigdilaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*brigdilaz
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*brigdilōz, *brigdilōs
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| vocative
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*brigdil
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*brigdilōz, *brigdilōs
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| accusative
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*brigdilą
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*brigdilanz
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| genitive
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*brigdilas, *brigdilis
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*brigdilǫ̂
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| dative
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*brigdilai
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*brigdilamaz
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| instrumental
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*brigdilō
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*brigdilamiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *brigdil, *brīdil
- Old English: brīdel, briġdel
- Old Frisian: brīdel
- Old Saxon: briddil, *brīdil, *brigdil
- Old Dutch: *brīdil
- Old High German: brittil, priddil, prittil, *brīdil
- → Italian: briglia
- → Old French: bridel