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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
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Noun
*spaluz m
- rod, pole, spike
- Synonyms: *furkaz, *galgô, *mastaz, *rōdō, *skaftaz, *spīkō, *spīrǭ, *stauraz, *tainaz
- splinter
- Synonyms: *speldą, *spīkō
Inflection
Declension of *spaluz (u-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*spaluz
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*spaliwiz
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vocative
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*spalu
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*spaliwiz
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accusative
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*spalų
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*spalunz
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genitive
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*spalauz
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*spaliwǫ̂
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dative
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*spaliwi
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*spalumaz
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instrumental
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*spalū
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*spalumiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *spalu
- Old English: *spalu
- Old High German: *spal
- Middle High German: spale
- German: Spale (dialectal)
- Old Norse: spǫlr (acc. spǫlu)
- Icelandic: spölur
- Swedish: spalu (dialectal)