Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þuliz

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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

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