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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *frōkniz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
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        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_preg" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*preg-</orth>
          <def>to yearn, covet</def>
        </item>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_frokniz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōkniz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>frōkniz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈɸrɔːk.niz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᚠᚱᛟᚲᚾᛁᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">i-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>daring, valiant</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">Presumed vṛddhi gerundive of unattested *fraknaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_preg"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_preg">*preg-</ref></mentioned> (‘to yearn; to covet’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōkniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknī</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknį, -jatō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknį, -jatō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijas, frōknīs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijas, frōknīs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>frōknijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknijaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknijanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknijanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknīniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknīniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknijanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknijanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknīni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknīni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknijammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknijammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknīnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknīnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>frōknijammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>frōknijōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>frōknijammiz</orth>
            </form>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*frōknī</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>frōkni, frēkni</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*frōknī</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>frēcne, frǣcne</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old English</lang>
                      <orth>frēcnes, frǣcnes</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle English</lang>
                        <orth>frecnesse</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*frōknī</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>*fruohhan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old High German</lang>
                      <orth>fruohhanī</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>frœkn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>frækn</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>frǿkn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>frækn</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
          </re>
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