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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *alasnō (“awl”). Equivalent to *al (“awl”) + *-snu.
Noun
*alasnu f
- awl
- Synonyms: *al, *ālu
Declension
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Singular
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*alasnu
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| Genitive
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*alasnā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*alasnu
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*alasnō
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| Accusative
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*alasnā
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*alasnā
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| Genitive
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*alasnā
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*alasnō
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| Dative
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*alasnē
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*alasnōm, *alasnum
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| Instrumental
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*alasnu
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*alasnōm, *alasnum
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Descendants
- Old Saxon: *alansa
- Middle Low German: alse, elase, elasene
- Old Dutch: *alsina
- Middle Dutch: elsne, elsene, elsen, alsene
- Dutch: els, (dialectal) elase
- → Middle English: elsen, elsyn, elson, alsene
- Old High German: alansa, alesna
- Middle High German: *alesne, *elnse
- German: Alesne, Alse, Else (dialectal, Swiss German)
- → Vulgar Latin: *alisna, *lexina (see there for further descendants)