Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōlijaną
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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 *hōlą (“vain speech, flattery, slander”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to speak vainly (of)
- to calumniate, slander
Inflection
Conjugation of *hōlijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hōla-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 239: “*hōljan-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xōljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182