Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frēgiz

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

A vrddhi-gerundive from *frehnaną (“to announce, rumor”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrɛː.ɣiz/

Adjective

*frēgiz[2]

  1. renowned, famous

Inflection

Declension of *frēgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *frēgaz *frēgō *frēgą, -atō *frēgai *frēgôz *frēgō
accusative *frēganǭ *frēgǭ *frēgą, -atō *frēganz *frēgōz *frēgō
genitive *frēgas, -is *frēgaizōz *frēgas, -is *frēgaizǫ̂ *frēgaizǫ̂ *frēgaizǫ̂
dative *frēgammai *frēgaizōi *frēgammai *frēgaimaz *frēgaimaz *frēgaimaz
instrumental *frēganō *frēgaizō *frēganō *frēgaimiz *frēgaimiz *frēgaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *frēgô *frēgǭ *frēgô *frēganiz *frēgōniz *frēgōnō
accusative *frēganų *frēgōnų *frēgô *frēganunz *frēgōnunz *frēgōnō
genitive *frēginiz *frēgōniz *frēginiz *frēganǫ̂ *frēgōnǫ̂ *frēganǫ̂
dative *frēgini *frēgōni *frēgini *frēgammaz *frēgōmaz *frēgammaz
instrumental *frēginē *frēgōnē *frēginē *frēgammiz *frēgōmiz *frēgammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: frægr
    • Icelandic: frægur
    • Faroese: frægur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: fræg

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*frēgi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*frēʒiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 113
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