Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Agilaz

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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 the element *agaz (fear; dread) or *agjō (edge, point ( of a weapon)) +‎ *-ilaz.[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

*Agilaz m

  1. a male given name
  2. Egil, a famous archer of Germanic legend and brother of Wayland and Slagfiðr

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Agilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular
nominative *Agilaz
vocative *Agil
accusative *Agilą
genitive *Agilas, *Agilis
dative *Agilai
instrumental *Agilō

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Jan De Vries, Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd rev. edn (Leiden: Brill, 1962).