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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwassijaną

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 *hwassaz (sharp) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxʷas.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hwassijaną

  1. (North Germanic) to make sharp

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hvessa
    • Icelandic: hvessa
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvesse
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hvesse, kvesse
    • Swedish: vässa
    • Danish: hvæsse
    • Faroese: hvøssa
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