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From [[Middle Valthungian]] '''''[[preðra#Middle Valthungian|preðra]]''''', | From [[Middle Valthungian]] '''''[[preðra#Middle Valthungian|preðra]]''''', | ||
from [[Old Valthungian]] '''''[[ | from [[Old Valthungian]] '''''[[predyra#Old Valthungian|predyra]]''''', | ||
from [[Griutungi]] '''''[[perþra#Griutungi|*perþra]]''''', | from [[Griutungi]] '''''[[perþra#Griutungi|*perþra]]''''', | ||
(Cf. [[wiki:Gothic|Gothic]] '''[[wikt:𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰|𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰]]''' (''pairþra'').), | (Cf. [[wiki:Gothic|Gothic]] '''[[wikt:𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰|𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰]]''' (''pairþra'').), | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 29 June 2022
Valthungian
Template:Valthungian Pronuncation
Etymology
From Middle Valthungian preðra, from Old Valthungian predyra, from Griutungi *perþra, (Cf. Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰 (pairþra).), from Proto-Germanic *perþrō.
A compound of pera ‘pear’ and -ðra ‘tree’.
Noun
preðra
- chance, fortune (good or bad), luck
- pear tree
- name of the letter P
Related Terms
- preðrahwil ‘Wheel of Fortune (Tarot)’