*narwaz
Runic: ᚾᚨᚱᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈnɑr.wɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
constricted; narrow
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (‘to turn, bend, twist, constrict’). Compare Proto-Germanic *snōrō (‘cord, string, snare’), Gothic 𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 (snōrjō, ‘woven basket’) (< *snōrjō), Sanskrit नृत्यति (nṛ́tyati) (nṛ́tyati, ‘to dance’), Russian нерёт (nerjót, ‘a type of fish trap’), Lithuanian nérti (‘to thread; to dive, plunge; to slip and fall’) and Latvian nãrs (‘clamp’).
For the suffix, see *-wós.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | narwaz | narwō | narwą, -atō | narwai | narwôz | narwō |
| Acc. | narwanǭ | narwǭ | narwą, -atō | narwanz | narwōz | narwō |
| Gen. | narwas, -is | narwaizōz | narwas, -is | narwaizǫ̂ | narwaizǫ̂ | narwaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | narwammai | narwaizōi | narwammai | narwaimaz | narwaimaz | narwaimaz |
| Inst. | narwanō | narwaizō | narwanō | narwaimiz | narwaimiz | narwaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | narwô | narwǭ | narwô | narwaniz | narwōniz | narwōnō |
| Acc. | narwanų | narwōnų | narwô | narwanunz | narwōnunz | narwōnō |
| Gen. | narwiniz | narwōniz | narwiniz | narwanǫ̂ | narwōnǫ̂ | narwanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | narwini | narwōni | narwini | narwammaz | narwōmaz | narwammaz |
| Inst. | narwinē | narwōnē | narwinē | narwammiz | narwōmiz | narwammiz |
Descendants
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*naru (Proto-West Germanic)
- *naru (Old High German)
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*naru (Proto-West Germanic)
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*naro, *naru (Old Dutch)
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nare, naer (Middle Dutch)
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naar (Dutch)
- naar (Afrikaans)
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naar (Dutch)
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nare, naer (Middle Dutch)
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*naro, *naru (Old Dutch)
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*naru (Proto-West Germanic)
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naro, naru, nearu (Old English)
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naru, narwe, narewe, narowe (Middle English)
- narrow (English)
- naro, narow, narrow (Scots)
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naru, narwe, narewe, narowe (Middle English)
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naro, naru, nearu (Old English)
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*naru (Proto-West Germanic)
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*naro (Old Frisian)
- naar, noar, noor, nåår (North Frisian)
- noar (Saterland Frisian)
- near, naar (West Frisian)
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*naro (Old Frisian)
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*naru (Proto-West Germanic)
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naru, naro, narowo, narawo (Old Saxon)
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nare, narwe (Middle Low German)
- naar (German Low German)
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nare, narwe (Middle Low German)
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naru, naro, narowo, narawo (Old Saxon)
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*nǫrr (Old Norse)
- nor (Danish)
- nor (Norwegian)
- nor (Swedish)
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*njǫrr (Old Norse)
- nor (Danish)
- nor (Norwegian)
- nor (Swedish)
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(attested in placenames: Nǫrvasund
- nor (Danish)
- nor (Norwegian)
- nor (Swedish)
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(attested in placenames: Njǫrvasund
- nor (Danish)
- nor (Norwegian)
- nor (Swedish)