Reconstruction:Old Norse/wīʀ

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 This Old Norse 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.

Old Norse

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂. Cognate with Old English wē ( > English we), Old Frisian wī ( > West Frisian wy), Old Saxon wī ( > Low German wi), Old Dutch wī ( > Dutch wij), Old High German wir ( > German wir), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).

Pronoun

*wīʀ (Old East Norse)

  1. First person plural pronoun; we (singular iak), (dual wit)

Declension

Old East Norse personal pronouns
number first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative iak þú hánn, hann hǫ́n þat
accusative mik þik sik hánn, hann hána, hana þat
dative méʀ þéʀ séʀ hǫ́num hęnni því
genitive mínn þínn sínn hans hęnnaʀ þęss
case dual
nominative vit it
accusative okkʀ ykkʀ sik
dative okkʀ ykkʀ séʀ
genitive okkarr ykkarr sínn
case plural plural masculine plural feminine plural neuter
nominative víʀ íʀ þęiʀ þáʀ þaun
accusative oss iðʀ sik þá þáʀ þaun
dative oss iðʀ séʀ þęim þęim þęim
genitive várr iðvarr sínn þęiʀa þęiʀa þęiʀa


Descendants

  • Elfdalian: wįr
  • Old Swedish: vīr, vī, ᚠᛁᚱ
    • Swedish: vi
    • → Norwegian: vi
  • Old Danish: wii, wi
    • Danish: vi
      • Norwegian Bokmål: vi
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: vi
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