*arbijô
Runic: ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɑr.βi.jɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
heir; inheritor
Etymology
A personifying weak n-stem derivative of *arbiją, with the sense ‘one associated with the inheritance’ > ‘heir’ (Kroonen 2011a: 64–65; Kroonen 2013: 33).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arbijô | arbijaniz |
| Acc. | arbijanų | arbijanunz |
| Gen. | arbijiniz | arbijanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | arbijini | arbijammaz |
| Inst. | arbijinē | arbijammiz |
| Voc. | arbijô | arbijaniz |
Descendants
-
erve (Middle Dutch)
- erve (Dutch)
- ierfa, irfa (Old English)
-
erva (Old Frisian)
- Ierwe, Äärwe (Saterland Frisian)
-
erbo, arbeo (Old High German)
-
erbe (Middle High German)
- Erbe (German)
- Ierwen (Luxembourgish)
-
erbe (Middle High German)
-
ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano) (Proto-Norse)
-
arfi (Old Norse)
- arvi (Faroese)
- arfi (Icelandic)
- arve (Old Swedish)
-
arfi (Old Norse)
- 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 (arbja) (Gothic)