*murguz

Runic: ᛗᚢᚱᚷᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmur.ɣuz/

adjective · u-stem

Meanings

  1. short; brief
  2. slow; leisurely

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mr̥ǵʰús, *mréǵʰus (‘short’). Cognate with Latin brevis (‘short, small, narrow, shallow’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.murguzmurgīmurgų, -jatōmurgijaimurgijôzmurgijō
Acc.murgijanǭmurgijǭmurgų, -jatōmurgijanzmurgijōzmurgijō
Gen.murgijas, murgīsmurgijaizōzmurgijas, murgīsmurgijaizǫ̂murgijaizǫ̂murgijaizǫ̂
Dat.murgijammaimurgijaizōimurgijammaimurgijaimazmurgijaimazmurgijaimaz
Inst.murgijanōmurgijaizōmurgijanōmurgijaimizmurgijaimizmurgijaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.murgijômurgijǭmurgijômurgijanizmurgijōnizmurgijōnō
Acc.murgijanųmurgijōnųmurgijômurgijanunzmurgijōnunzmurgijōnō
Gen.murgīnizmurgijōnizmurgīnizmurgijanǫ̂murgijōnǫ̂murgijanǫ̂
Dat.murgīnimurgijōnimurgīnimurgijammazmurgijōmazmurgijammaz
Inst.murgīnēmurgijōnēmurgīnēmurgijammizmurgijōmizmurgijammiz

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Descendants

  • *murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *murgi, *mirgi (Old Dutch)
      • *mirgilīk (Old Dutch)
        • mergelijc (Middle Dutch)
  • *murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • myrġe, miriġe, murġe, myriġe, myreġe, meriġe, merġe (Old English)
      • mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury (Middle English)
        • merry (English)
        • mirry, mery (Scots)
  • *murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • murgi, murg (Old High German)
      • murc (Middle High German)
        • Mürggu, Mürgu (Alemannic German)
        • murk (German)
        • murz (Middle High German)
  • *murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • murgi, murg (Old High German)
      • murc (Middle High German)
        • murc (Middle High German)
          • frīmurc (Middle High German)
  • *myrgill (Old Norse)
    • myrjel (Norwegian)

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