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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Unknown; possibly cognate with Irish giúis, Scottish Gaelic giuthas (“spruce”).
Noun
*kiʀn m[1]
- resinous pine wood which was used for torches
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*kiʀn
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| Genitive
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*kiʀnas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*kiʀn
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*kiʀnō, *kiʀnōs
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| Accusative
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*kiʀn
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*kiʀnā
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| Genitive
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*kiʀnas
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*kiʀnō
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| Dative
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*kiʀnē
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*kiʀnum
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| Instrumental
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*kiʀnu
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*kiʀnum
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Descendants
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206: “PWGmc *kēn”
