*wurzô
Runic: ᚹᚢᚱᛉᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwur.zɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
grouse
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from or related to Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn (‘virile man; male animal’), or perhaps from a lost substrate.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wurzô | wurzaniz |
| Acc. | wurzanų | wurzanunz |
| Gen. | wurziniz | wurzanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wurzini | wurzammaz |
| Inst. | wurzinē | wurzammiz |
| Voc. | wurzô | wurzaniz |
Descendants
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*worʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ūrʀahōn, *worʀahanō (Proto-West Germanic)
-
orri (Old Norse)
- urfugl, årfugl (Danish)
- uorre, yrkne, ynn (Elfdalian)
- orri (Faroese)
- orri (Icelandic)
- orre, orrfugl (Norwegian Bokmål)
- orre, orrfugl (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- orre (Swedish)