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==Skundavisk==
==Skundavisk==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Middle Skundavisk ''dur'', from Old Skundavisk ''duru'', from Halmisk ''duru'', ''duruŕ'', from Proto-Germanic ''*durz''.
From Middle Skundavisk ''dur'', from Old Skundavisk ''duru'', from Halmisk ''duru'', ''duruŕ'', from Proto-Germanic ''*durz''. Originally a consonant-stem, the word shifted to an u-stem early in Halmisk, probably to avoid the direct contact between the similar sounding letters ''r'' and ''ŕ''.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk dur, from Old Skundavisk duru, from Halmisk duru, duruŕ, from Proto-Germanic *durz. Originally a consonant-stem, the word shifted to an u-stem early in Halmisk, probably to avoid the direct contact between the similar sounding letters r and ŕ.

Pronunciation

IPA: /duɐ/

Noun

dur f. (genitive dur or dyr, plural dyre)

  1. door
    Sleut the dur !
    Shut the door !


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