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Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚠᛖᚢ

This Proto-Norse 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.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, wealth”). The medial h was lost, which would later have the effect of lengthening the preceding e into é.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɛ.u/

Noun

*ᚠᛖᚢ (feu) n

  1. cattle, livestock
  2. money, wealth

Derived terms
    • Old Norse: fé
      • Icelandic: fé
      • Faroese: fæ
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: fe; (dialectal) fi
      • Norwegian Bokmål: fe
      • Old Swedish: fǣ
      • Danish: fæ
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