Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kHlnós (“hardened, encrusted”).
*hallaz
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *hallaz | *hallai | *hallō | *hallôz | *hallą, *-at(ō) | *hallō |
accusative | *hallanǭ | *hallanz | *hallǭ | *hallōz | *hallą, *-at(ō) | *hallō |
genitive | *hallas, *hallis | *hallaizǫ̂ | *hallaizōz | *hallaizǫ̂ | *hallas, *hallis | *hallaizǫ̂ |
dative | *hallammai | *hallaimaz | *hallaizōi | *hallaimaz | *hallammai | *hallaimaz |
instrumental | *hallanō | *hallaimiz | *hallaizō | *hallaimiz | *hallanō | *hallaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *hallô | *hallaniz | *hallǭ | *hallōniz | *hallô | *hallōnō |
accusative | *hallanų | *hallanunz | *hallōnų | *hallōnunz | *hallô | *hallōnō |
genitive | *halliniz | *hallanǫ̂ | *hallōniz | *hallōnǫ̂ | *halliniz | *hallanǫ̂ |
dative | *hallini | *hallammaz | *hallōni | *hallōmaz | *hallini | *hallammaz |
instrumental | *hallinē | *hallammiz | *hallōnē | *hallōmiz | *hallinē | *hallammiz |