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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rafsijaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *rabsijaną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- (to rip, snatch, tear, pinch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑɸ.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rafsijaną

  1. to snatch
  2. to punish; flog; chastise; reprove
  3. to blame

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rafsijan, *rafisijan, *rafisōn; *rabsijan, *rabsōn
    • Old English: refsan, ræpsan, ræfsan, repsan
    • Old Frisian: *repsa, respa, *respja
      • West Frisian: rispje
    • Old Saxon: repsian, ripsōn
      • Middle Low German: *rispen
    • Old Dutch: respen, *repsen
    • Old High German: rafsjan, refsen, repsen, respen
  • Old Norse: refsa, repsa
    • Icelandic: refsa
    • Faroese: revsa
    • Norwegian: refse
    • Old Swedish: ræfsa, ræpsa
    • Danish: revse
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