Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary

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

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Etymologisches Wörterbuch der friesischen Adjektiva Volkert F. Faltings De Gruyter 2010 Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica 33) Frank Heidermanns Walter de Gruyter 1993 Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch [Old High German dictionary Albert L. Lloyd Otto Springer Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Vols. 1–5 1988 A Handbook of Germanic Etymology Vladimir Orel Brill 2003 gi-ergen to spoil, destroy ergjask to become a coward *argēn to be or become bad, spoiled, cowardly eargian to grow timid, turn coward, lose heart; to be slothful, dull, idle ergia to become worse irargēn to become dull

verb Weak class 1 to spoil, ruin; corrupt to make cowardly; weaken From *argaz + *-(i)janą¹, literally ‘to make bad or cowardly’. The formation is reflected by Middle High German gi-ergen and Old Norse ergjask, the latter attested only reflexively/deponently Heidermanns 1993: 102–103 Orel 2003: 23. Compare the separate Proto-West Germanic stative/fientive *argēn, reflected by Old English eargian, Old Frisian ergia, and Old High German irargēn Faltings 2010: 107 Heidermanns 1993: 103 Lloyd & Springer 1988: s.v. arg².