*hrēką
Runic: ᚺᚱᛖᚲᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxrɛː.kɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- saliva
- snot
Etymology
Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (‘to spit, caw’), and related to Lithuanian kregė́ti (‘to speak loudly, grunt’). Despite Orel, probably not related to Ancient Greek κρώζω (krṓzō) (krṓzō, ‘to croak’), though both terms do appear to be of ultimate sound-symbolic origin.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hrēką | hrēkō |
| Acc. | hrēką | hrēkō |
| Gen. | hrēkas, hrēkis | hrēkǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hrēkai | hrēkamaz |
| Inst. | hrēkō | hrēkamiz |
| Voc. | hrēką | hrēkō |
Descendants
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*hrāk (Proto-West Germanic)
- hrāca, hrǣċa (Old English)
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hráki (Old Norse)
- ráki (Faroese)
- hráki (Icelandic)
- rāke (Old Swedish)
- *räkä (Proto-Finnic)