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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 *fōrijaną + *-īniz.
Pronunciation
Noun
*fōrīniz f
- gift, offering
Inflection
Declension of *fōrīniz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*fōrīniz
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*fōrīnīz
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| vocative
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*fōrīni
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*fōrīnīz
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| accusative
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*fōrīnį
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*fōrīninz
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| genitive
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*fōrīnīz
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*fōrīnijǫ̂
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| dative
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*fōrīnī
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*fōrīnimaz
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| instrumental
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*fōrīnī
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*fōrīnimiz
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Descendants
- Proto-Norse:
- Old Norse: fórn (“gift, offering”)
- Icelandic: fórn (“offering; sacrifice”)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fórn (“offering”)
- Swedish: fon (dialectal)
- Danish: forn / fon / fund (“gift (esp. of food) given for a feast”) (all archaic or dialectal)