ᴱN. aith n. “thorn, †spear” (Category: Thorn)

References ✧ PE13/136, 158, 163

Glosses

• “thorn” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/163
• “thorn, †spear” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158

Variations

• aith ✧ PE13/136; PE13/136; PE13/158; PE13/163

Changes

• aith “thorn” >> aith “thorn, †spear” ✧ PE13/136
• eithin >> eithir ✧ PE13/158

Inflections

eithin	plural	✧ PE13/136
eithin	plural	✧ PE13/158
eithir	plural	✧ PE13/158
†ith	plural	✧ PE13/136; PE13/158
†îth	plural	✧ PE13/163

Element In

• ᴱN. †aithr¹ “spearman, warrior” ✧ PE13/136 (†aithr); PE13/158 (†aithr)
• ᴱN. eitheb “thorny, sharp” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/136 (aitheb); PE13/158
• ᴱN. eithra- “to prick, stab” ✧ PE13/158 (eithran)
• ᴱN. eithron “warrior” ✧ PE13/158

Cognates

• ᴱQ. ehta² “sword-point” ✧ PE13/158
• ᴱQ. ehta¹ “thorn” ✧ PE13/136

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶ekta “thorn” ✧ PE13/136
  • < ᴱ√EKE “*point”
• < ᴱ✶ekta- ✧ PE13/158
  • < eith < ekta- ✧ PE13/158

G. aith¹ n. “thorn” (Category: Thorn)

Reference ✧ GL/18 ✧ “thorn”

Element In

• G. aitheb “sharp, piercing”
• G. aitha- “to prick, sting” ✧ GL/18
• G. aithog “thorny” ✧ GL/18
• G. aithos “thorn bush” ✧ GL/18
• G. aithra “piercing, sharp; thorny” ✧ GL/18

Cognates

• ᴱQ. ekke “thorn”

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶ekta “thorn” ✧ GL/18 (eχtă-)
  • < ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶eχtă- > aith¹

[exta] > [ext] > [exθ] > [eiθ] > [aiθ]

✧ GL/18