Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biril

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *beran (“to carry, bear”) +‎ *il. Parallel construction with Old Norse berill (“vessel, barrel”).

Noun

*biril m

  1. trunk, body
  2. (of a horse) barrel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *biril
Genitive *birilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *biril *birilō, *birilōs
Accusative *biril *birilā
Genitive *birilas *birilō
Dative *birilē *birilum
Instrumental *birilu *birilum

Descendants

  • Old English: *birl, *byrl
  • Old Saxon: biril, birul
  • Old High German: biril, birul
    • Middle High German: *birel, *berel
      • Luxembourgish: Bierel, Bärel
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