Reconstruction:Old English/granu

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 a metathesis of Proto-West Germanic *garnu, from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“gut, intestines”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestines”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑ.nu/

Noun

*granu f

  1. snare, noose

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative *granu *grana, *grane
accusative *grane *grana, *grane
genitive *grane *grana
dative *grane *granum

Descendants

  • Middle English: grane, grone
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