*agjōstainaz

Runic: ᚨᚷᛃᛟᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑɣ.jɔː.ˌstɑi̯.nɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

sharp-stone, cornerstone

Etymology

From *agjō + *stainaz (Carr 1939: 83; Orel 2003: 3).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.agjōstainazagjōstainōz, agjōstainōs
Acc.agjōstainąagjōstainanz
Gen.agjōstainas, agjōstainisagjōstainǫ̂
Dat.agjōstainaiagjōstainamaz
Inst.agjōstainōagjōstainamiz
Voc.agjōstainagjōstainōz, agjōstainōs

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Descendants

  • *aggjustain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *eggistēn (Old Dutch)
      • eggesteen (Middle Dutch)
  • *aggjustain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ekkistein, eckistein, eggistein (Old High German)
      • eckestein (Middle High German)
        • Eckstein (German)
  • *aggjustain (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *eggiastēn (Old Saxon)
      • eggestên (Middle Low German)
        • Ecksteen (Low German)
  • eggsteinn (Old Norse)
    • eggsteinn (Icelandic)

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