Re: [tied] Germanic nominal declensions

15-07-03 15:47, Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> Plural:
>
> Nom. *-eh2es > *-a:s *-o:z
> Goth. -o:s, ON -ar, OE -a, OS -a, OHG -a:. Only OE has a form slightly
> different from the Gsg. Explanation?

It's the OE gen.sg. -e (< -æ) that is aberrant, the expected reflex of
contracted *-ah2-os being *-a. This -e is in all likelihood analogical
(after the acc./dat.sg.).

Piotr