Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizafriþuz

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 *gaizaz (“spear”) +‎ *friþuz (“peace”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.zɑ.ˌɸri.θuz/

Proper noun

*Gaizafriþuz m

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Gaizafriþuz (u-stem)
singular
nominative *Gaizafriþuz
vocative *Gaizafriþu
accusative *Gaizafriþų
genitive *Gaizafriþauz
dative *Gaizafriþiwi
instrumental *Gaizafriþū

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀafriþu
  • Old Norse: Geirrøðr
    • Icelandic: Geirröður
  • Burgundian: Gaissefredo

References

  • Peterson, Lena (2007), “Gæirreðr/-røðr”, in Story, Joanna, editor, Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Femte, reviderade utgåvan. (Dictionary of proper names in Scandinavian Viking Age runic inscriptions (Studies in Early Medieval Britian)‎[1] (in Swedish), 5th edition, Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen, →ISBN, page 97
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