"werduz" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwer.duz/
Etymology: From Pre-Germanic *(H)wer-tú-s, which could be related to *waraz (“watchful, aware”), in which case the original sense was "attender"; the related Old Norse verðr (“meal”) would then have had an earlier meaning of "attendance." Or, possibly related to *werþaną (“to come about, happen”), with sense development "turn" > " participation". Etymology templates: {{cog|non|verðr|t=meal}} Old Norse verðr (“meal”) Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], werduz [nominative, singular], wirdiwiz [nominative, plural], werdu [singular, vocative], wirdiwiz [plural, vocative], werdų [accusative, singular], werdunz [accusative, plural], werdauz [genitive, singular], wirdiwǫ̂ [genitive, plural], wirdiwi [dative, singular], werdumaz [dative, plural], werdū [instrumental, singular], werdumiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. host Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: masculine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-werduz-gem-pro-noun-R0CuY0ew Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header
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        "host"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "host",
          "host"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwer.duz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werduz"
}

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