See walwǭ on Wiktionary
{
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"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "vǫlva"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse: vǫlva\n→ Icelandic: völva\n→ Faroese: vølva\n→ Norwegian Nynorsk: volve, volva\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: volve\n→ Swedish: völva, vala\n→ Danish: vølve\n→ English: völva",
"name": "desctree"
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"text": "Old Norse: vǫlva\n→ Icelandic: völva\n→ Faroese: vølva\n→ Norwegian Nynorsk: volve, volva\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: volve\n→ Swedish: völva, vala\n→ Danish: vølve\n→ English: völva"
}
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"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*waluz",
"3": "*-ǭ",
"t1": "staff",
"t2": "feminine agent suffix"
},
"expansion": "*waluz (“staff”) + *-ǭ (“feminine agent suffix”)",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From *waluz (“staff”) + *-ǭ (“feminine agent suffix”). Proto-Germanic terms regarding sorcery often involve spinning, rolling or encircling; compare *walwijaną (\"to roll\"). Also compare the name *Walubergō (\"wand-saviour\").",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "gem-decl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "ōn-stem",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "walwǭ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōniz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwǭ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōniz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnų",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnunz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōniz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnǫ̂",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōni",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōmaz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnē",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōmiz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"g": "f"
},
"name": "gem-decl-noun"
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],
"lang": "Proto-Germanic",
"lang_code": "gem-pro",
"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walwǭ",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "North Proto-Germanic",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ǭ",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a seeress; such women were revered and were said to be able to predict the future and harness magic; see *saidaz and *galdraz"
],
"id": "en-walwǭ-gem-pro-noun-dNtywvFM",
"links": [
[
"seeress",
"seeress"
],
[
"*saidaz",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saidaz"
],
[
"*galdraz",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galdraz"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(North Germanic) a seeress; such women were revered and were said to be able to predict the future and harness magic; see *saidaz and *galdraz"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "*haidiz, *haljōrūnō"
}
],
"tags": [
"Germanic",
"North",
"feminine",
"reconstruction"
]
}
],
"word": "walwǭ"
}
{
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{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "vǫlva"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse: vǫlva\n→ Icelandic: völva\n→ Faroese: vølva\n→ Norwegian Nynorsk: volve, volva\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: volve\n→ Swedish: völva, vala\n→ Danish: vølve\n→ English: völva",
"name": "desctree"
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"text": "Old Norse: vǫlva\n→ Icelandic: völva\n→ Faroese: vølva\n→ Norwegian Nynorsk: volve, volva\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: volve\n→ Swedish: völva, vala\n→ Danish: vølve\n→ English: völva"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*waluz",
"3": "*-ǭ",
"t1": "staff",
"t2": "feminine agent suffix"
},
"expansion": "*waluz (“staff”) + *-ǭ (“feminine agent suffix”)",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From *waluz (“staff”) + *-ǭ (“feminine agent suffix”). Proto-Germanic terms regarding sorcery often involve spinning, rolling or encircling; compare *walwijaną (\"to roll\"). Also compare the name *Walubergō (\"wand-saviour\").",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "gem-decl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "ōn-stem",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "walwǭ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōniz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwǭ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōniz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnų",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnunz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōniz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnǫ̂",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōni",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōmaz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōnē",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "walwōmiz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "f"
},
"name": "gem-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Proto-Germanic",
"lang_code": "gem-pro",
"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walwǭ",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"North Proto-Germanic",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
"Proto-Germanic feminine nouns",
"Proto-Germanic lemmas",
"Proto-Germanic nouns",
"Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ǭ",
"Proto-Germanic ōn-stem nouns",
"gem-pro:Germanic paganism",
"gem-pro:Mythology"
],
"glosses": [
"a seeress; such women were revered and were said to be able to predict the future and harness magic; see *saidaz and *galdraz"
],
"links": [
[
"seeress",
"seeress"
],
[
"*saidaz",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saidaz"
],
[
"*galdraz",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galdraz"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(North Germanic) a seeress; such women were revered and were said to be able to predict the future and harness magic; see *saidaz and *galdraz"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "*haidiz, *haljōrūnō"
}
],
"tags": [
"Germanic",
"North",
"feminine",
"reconstruction"
]
}
],
"word": "walwǭ"
}
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