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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þuliz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *þuljaną (“to speak, to recite”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθu.liz/

Noun

*þuliz m[1][2]

  1. reciter
  2. orator, speaker

Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *þuliz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þuliz *þulīz
vocative *þuli *þulīz
accusative *þulį *þulinz
genitive *þulīz *þuljǫ̂
dative *þulī *þulimaz
instrumental *þulī *þulimiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *þuli
    • Old English: þyle
      • → English: thyle (learned)
  • Old Norse: þulr

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þuliz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 428
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þuli-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 550
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