*halþaz
Runic: ᚺᚨᛚᚦᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑl.θɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
sloping, inclined
Etymology
Past participle of an unattested verb *halaną (‘to slope; be inclined’). From Proto-Indo-European *kelH-, *ḱel- (‘to tend, lean, incline, bend, tip’). Formation like *balþaz.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | halþaz | halþō | halþą, -at, -atō | halþai | halþôz | halþō |
| Acc. | halþanǭ | halþǭ | halþą, -at, -atō | halþanz | halþōz | halþō |
| Gen. | halþas, halþis | halþaizōz | halþas, halþis | halþaizǫ̂ | halþaizǫ̂ | halþaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | halþammai | halþaizōi | halþammai | halþaimaz | halþaimaz | halþaimaz |
| Inst. | halþanō | halþaizō | halþanō | halþaimiz | halþaimiz | halþaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | halþô | halþǭ | halþô | halþaniz | halþōniz | halþōnō |
| Acc. | halþanų | halþōnų | halþô | halþanunz | halþōnunz | halþōnō |
| Gen. | halþiniz | halþōniz | halþiniz | halþanǫ̂ | halþōnǫ̂ | halþanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | halþini | halþōni | halþini | halþammaz | halþōmaz | halþammaz |
| Inst. | halþinē | halþōnē | halþinē | halþammiz | halþōmiz | halþammiz |
Descendants
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*halþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- heald (Old English)
- hald (Old Frisian)
- hald (Old High German)
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hallr (Old Norse)
- hallur (Faroese)
- hallur (Icelandic)
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*𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (*halþs) (Gothic)
- 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (wiljahalþei) (Gothic)
- *kaldas (Proto-Finnic)