Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/amalą

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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

    Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- (to seize, to tackle)

    Noun

    *amalą n

    1. hard work, toil, struggle

    Inflection

    neuter a-stemDeclension of *amalą (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *amalą *amalō
    vocative *amalą *amalō
    accusative *amalą *amalō
    genitive *amalas, *amalis *amalǫ̂
    dative *amalai *amalamaz
    instrumental *amalō *amalamiz

    Descendants

    • Old Norse: *aml
    Unsorted formations

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “amla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
    2. 2.0 2.1 Jakobsen, Jakob (1921) “aml, ammel, ambel¹”, in An etymological dictionary of the Norn language in Shetland, 1st edition, volume 1, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, published 1928, retrieved January 22, 2024, page 11