Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwurbōną
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Related to *hwerbaną (“to turn, move”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Verb
*hwurbōną
- (North Germanic) to turn, turn around
- (North Germanic) to look at, watch
- (North Germanic) to look a certain way, have a certain appearance
Inflection
Conjugation of *hwurbōną (weak class 2)
Descendants
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “horfa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “horfa I”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 249