Reconstruction:Old Saxon/northar

This Old Saxon 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 Saxon

Alternative forms

  • *nordar

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþraz.

Adjective

*northar

  1. north, northern

Declension

Positive forms of northar
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *northar *northar *northar *northare, *northara *northara *northar, *northara
accusative *northaran, *northaren *northara *northar *northara, *northare *northara *northar, *northara
genitive *northares, *northaras *northarara, *northararo *northares, *northaras *northararo, *northaroro, *northarero *northararo, *northaroro, *northarero *northararo, *northaroro, *northarero
dative *northarumu, *northarum, *northarun, *northarun, *northaron, *northaren, *northaran *northararo, *northararu, *northarara *northarumu, *northarum, *northarun, *northarun, *northaron, *northaren, *northaran *northarun, *northaron, *northarum *northarun, *northaron *northarun, *northaron, *northarum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *northaro, *northara *northara, *northare *northara, *northare *northaron, *northarun *northaron, *northarun, *northaran *northaron, *northarun
accusative *northaron, *northaran *northarun, *northaron, *northaran *northara, *northare *northaron, *northarun *northaron, *northarun, *northaran *northaron, *northarun
genitive *northaren, *northaran *northarun, *northaran, *northaren *northaren, *northaran *northarono, *northareno *northarono *northarono, *northareno
dative *northaron, *northaren, *northaran *northarun, *northaran *northaron, *northaren, *northaran *northaron, *northarun *northaron, *northarun *northaron, *northarun

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: nōrder, narder