healf Jul 1st 2013, 00:46, by Word dewd544 | | (One intermediate revision by one user not shown) | Line 1: | Line 1: | | ==Old English== | | ==Old English== | | + | | | + | ===Alternative forms=== | | + | * {{l|ang|half}}, {{l|ang|halb}} (''Mercian'') | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | − | From {{etyl|gem-pro|ang}} {{recons|halbaz|lang=gem-pro}}. | + | From {{etyl|gem-pro|ang}} {{recons|halbaz|lang=gem-pro}}. Compare Old Frisian {{term|half|lang=ofs}} (West Frisian {{term|heal|lang=fy}}), Old Saxon {{term|half|lang=osx}}, Dutch {{term|half|lang=nl}}, Old High German {{term|halb|lang=goh}} (German {{term|halb|lang=de}}), Old Norse {{term|halfr|lang=non}} (Danish and Swedish {{term|halv|lang=da}}, Icelandic {{term|hálfur|lang=is}}), Gothic {{term|𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃|tr=halbs|lang=got}}. | | | | | | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== | Line 10: | Line 13: | | | | | | ====Descendants==== | | ====Descendants==== | − | * English: {{l|en|half}} | + | * Middle English: {{l|enm|half}} | | + | ** English: {{l|en|half}} | | | | | | [[el:healf]] | | [[el:healf]] |
Revision as of 00:46, 1 July 2013 Old English Alternative forms Etymology From Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Compare Old Frisian half (West Frisian heal), Old Saxon half, Dutch half, Old High German halb (German halb), Old Norse halfr (Danish and Swedish halv, Icelandic hálfur), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs). Noun healf f - half
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