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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rugiz.
Noun
*rugi m
- (Anglo-Frisian) rye
- Synonym: *roggō
Inflection
| i-stem
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Singular
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*rugi
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| Genitive
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*rugī
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*rugi
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*rugī
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| Accusative
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*rugi
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*rugī
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| Genitive
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*rugī
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*ruggjō
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| Dative
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*rugī
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*rugim, *ruggjum
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| Instrumental
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*rugī
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*rugim, *ruggjum
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Derived terms
- *rugaʀani (“rye-harvest month”) (+ *aʀani (“harvest”))
Descendants
- Old English: ryġe, ryġi — early
- Middle English: rye, rie, riȝe, ry, ryȝe, reye, reyghe, reyhe (East Anglia, East Saxon), ruȝe, ruye (West Midland)
- →? Middle Welsh: ryc