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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spilþijaną

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 *spelþą (spoil, ruin) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspil.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spilþijaną[1]

  1. to spoil, ruin
  2. to kill, murder

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

  • *spillijaną
  • *spelþōną
  • *spilþiz

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spelþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
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