Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hairiʀō

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 This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hairizô. Equivalent to *hair (“old, venerable”) +‎ *-iʀō.

Adjective

*hairiʀō

  2. comparative degree of *hair (“old, venerable”): older
Inflection
n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hairiʀō
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hairiʀō *hairiʀā *hairiʀā
Accusative *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀā
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Dative *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Instrumental *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀōn
Accusative *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀōn
Genitive *hairiʀanō *hairiʀōnō *hairiʀanō
Dative *hairiʀum *hairiʀōm, *hairiʀum *hairiʀum
Instrumental *hairiʀum *hairiʀōm, *hairiʀum *hairiʀum

Etymology 2

From *hairiʀō (“more aged, distinguished”) +‎ *-ō (agent noun). The meaning “lord, master” possibly calqued from Medieval Latin senior (“lord, sir”).

Noun

*hairiʀō m

  2. older person, elder, senior
  3. lord, master
    Synonyms: *druhtin, *frauwjō
Inflection
Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *hairiʀō
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Singular Plural
Nominative *hairiʀō *hairiʀan
Accusative *hairiʀan *hairiʀan
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀanō
Dative *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀum
Instrumental *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀum
Descendants
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia