Reconstruction:Old English/ne

This Old English 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 English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nawi, from Proto-Germanic *nawiz, *nawaz (“corpse”), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂w- (“the deceased, corpse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neː/, /ˈne.e/

Noun

*nē, *neë m

  1. alternative form of nēo

Usage notes

  • Diaereses (¨) have been added to select forms to aid in readability, as forms such as *nea would not have been pronounced as /næ͜ɑ/, but rather /ˈne.ɑ/.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative *neë, *nē *neäs, *nēas, *nēäs
accusative *neë, *nē *neäs, *nēas, *nēäs
genitive *neës, *nēs, *nēës *neä, *nēna, *nēä
dative *neë, *nē, nēë *neüm, *nēom, *nēüm

Derived terms

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