Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary

Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *andasakaną Scott K. Shay Wardja Press https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_andasakaną

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𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 to speak against, oppose, dispute 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹 being spoken against, contradicted ἀντιλεγόμενον (‘being spoken against, contradicted’ being spoken against, contradicted andsakan deny, dispute onsacan oppose, deny, refute *seh₂g- to trace, follow

verb Strong class 6 to speak against, contradict; refute, deny From *anda- + *sakaną. The compound is securely supported by Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽, attested in the participle 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹 translating Ancient Greek ἀντιλέγειν, and by Old Saxon andsakan and Old English onsacan. The literal sense is therefore ‘dispute/speak against’, with straightforward development to ‘contradict, refute, deny’. The base *sakaną ultimately continues Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-.