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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 *halb (“half”) + *-þr (instrumental suffix) + *-jā.
Noun
*halftrijā f
- harness, halter
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*halftrijā
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| Genitive
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*halftrijōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*halftrijā
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*halftrijōn
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| Accusative
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*halftrijōn
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*halftrijōn
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| Genitive
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*halftrijōn
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*halftrijōnō
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| Dative
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*halftrijōn
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*halftrijōm, *halftrijum
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| Instrumental
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*halftrijōn
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*halftrijōm, *halftrijum
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Descendants
- Old English: hælftre
- Old Frisian: *haltre, *heltre
- Old Saxon: halftra, halfdra, halfedra, halaftra
- Middle Low German: haltere, halter, halfter, halchtere, helchter, holfter, hulfter
- Low German: halfter, helchter, halter
- German Low German: Halter
- Old Dutch: heliftra
- Middle Dutch: haeltre, halchtere, haellechter, helfter, halster
- Dutch: halfter, halfster, halster, helster
- Old High German: halftra
- Middle High German: halfter