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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 *ga- + *wēpną + *-ją.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈwɛːp.ni.jɑ̃/
Noun
*gawēpniją n
- weapons, arms, armament
Inflection
Declension of *gawēpniją (neuter ja-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*gawēpniją
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*gawēpnijō
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| vocative
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*gawēpniją
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*gawēpnijō
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| accusative
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*gawēpniją
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*gawēpnijō
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| genitive
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*gawēpnijas, *gawēpnīs
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*gawēpnijǫ̂
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| dative
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*gawēpnijai
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*gawēpnijamaz
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| instrumental
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*gawēpnijō
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*gawēpnijamiz
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Descendants
- Old English: ġewǣpne
- Old Saxon: giwāpni
- Old High German: giwāfani
- Middle High German: gewāfen
- (Old Norse: *væpni in alvæpni)