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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 *frafal(i) (“wanton, wicked”) + *-u.
Noun
*frafalu m
- wantonness, cruelty
Inflection
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Singular
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*frafalu
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| Genitive
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*frafalō
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*frafalu
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*frafaliwi, *frafalō
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| Accusative
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*frafalu
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*frafalū
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| Genitive
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*frafalō
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*frafaliwō
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| Dative
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*frafaliwi, *frafalō
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*frafalum
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| Instrumental
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*frafalu
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*frafalum
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Descendants
- Old English: fræfel, frefel n
- Old Saxon: *fraval
- Middle Low German: vrêvel, vrevel, frêvel, vrêvele, wrevel
- German Low German: Frevel
- → Saterland Frisian: Wríeuwel
- Old Dutch: fravali (attested in Latin texts as faravalium, farfalium, farfalius)
- Old High German: frefil, frevil m; frafalī, frafalīn, frafilī f
- Middle High German: vrevel, frefel m; vrevele f