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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 *rūnō (“secret, mystery, rune”) + *stabaz (“staff, stick; letter of an alphabet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈruː.nɔː.ˌstɑ.βɑz/
Noun
*rūnōstabaz m
- a letter of the runic alphabet
Inflection
Declension of *rūnōstabaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*rūnōstabaz
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*rūnōstabōz, *rūnōstabōs
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| vocative
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*rūnōstab
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*rūnōstabōz, *rūnōstabōs
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| accusative
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*rūnōstabą
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*rūnōstabanz
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| genitive
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*rūnōstabas, *rūnōstabis
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*rūnōstabǫ̂
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| dative
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*rūnōstabai
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*rūnōstabamaz
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| instrumental
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*rūnōstabō
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*rūnōstabamiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *rūnustab
- Old English: rūnstæf
- Middle English: *rounstaf, run-staf (attested in run-staven (plural))
- Old High German: rūnstab; rūnstafa
- Old Norse: rúnastafr
- Icelandic: rúnastafur
- Faroese: rúnastavur
- Swedish: runstav
- Danish: runestav