𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌼

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“watch, vigil”).

Noun

𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌼 • (wahtwōm) f

  1. (hapax) watch, vigil (dative plural)

Inflection

It is not certain whether this word is a feminine ō-stem with nominative singular *𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐌰 (*wahtwa) or a feminine ōn-stem with nominative singular *𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 (*wahtwō). The attested dative plural form could point to either option, although the cognates seem to suggest an ō-stem.

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