Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *AnulôScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_anulô
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Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch [Old High German dictionaryAlbert L.LloydOttoSpringerVandenhoeck & RuprechtVols. 1–51988Indogermanisches etymologisches WörterbuchJuliusPokornyFrancke VerlagI1959Lexikon över urnordiska personnamnLenaPetersonUppsalaInstitutet för språk och folkminnen2004Arbejdet ved Runologisk Laboratorium, KøbenhavnMarieStoklundJames E. KnirkNytt om Runer 18, Meldingsblad om runeforskningKøbenhavn4-112003
propnmasculinean-stema male given name, probably originally meaning ‘little ancestor’ or functioning as a hypocoristic nameA diminutive/hypocoristic formation in -l-, probably from *anô, or alternatively from the corresponding personal-name stem *Anu-, as also found in names such as *AnuwinduzPeterson 2004: 37. The name is directly attested in Proto-Norse as ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨ (anula), on the Nydam sword-sheath fitting; Stoklund 2003: 176 identifies it as a masculine personal name formed with the familiar diminutive -l- suffix. Compare Old English Onela, Old High German Anilo/Analo, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌰 (Anala)/𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌻𐌰 (Anila), and Old Norse Áli/Óli; the variation Anul- ~ Anil- ~ Anal- appears to belong to the same hypocoristic name family Lloyd & Springer 1988: s.v. ana²Peterson 2004: 37. Pokorny 1959: 36–37 likewise treats Old Norse Áli (< Anilo), Old English Anela, and Old High German Anelo as diminutive formations belonging with the Germanic ‘ancestor’ word.