Reconstruction:Old High German/Ostra

This Old High German 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.

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ

Noun

*Ōstra f

  1. name of the goddess Easter

Declension

Declension of *Ōstra (feminine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *Ōstra *Ōstrūn
accusative *Ōstrūn *Ōstrūn
genitive *Ōstrūn *Ōstrōno
dative *Ōstrūn *Ōstrōm, *Ōstrōn

Descendants

  • → English: Ostara (learned)
  • → German: Ostara (learned)

References

  1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
  2. Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology Vol 4
  3. ( Gerhard Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014, s.v. ōstara* )
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