Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firinō

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

Possibly related to *fērą, *fērō (danger).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸi.ri.nɔː/

Noun

*firinō f

  1. sin, crime

Inflection

Declension of *firinō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *firinō *firinôz
vocative *firinō *firinôz
accusative *firinǭ *firinōz
genitive *firinōz *firinǫ̂
dative *firinōi *firinōmaz
instrumental *firinō *firinōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *firinu
    • Old English: firen, fyren
    • Old Frisian: firne
    • Old Saxon: firina
    • Old High German: firina
      • Middle High German: virne
  • Old Norse: firn, firin-, firna-
    • Icelandic: firn, firin-, firna-
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌰 (fairina)