Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laiþ

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 This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.

Adjective

*laiþ[1]

  1. loathsome, detestable, hated
  2. hostile, hateful

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *laiþ
Genitive *laiþas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *laiþ *laiþu *laiþ
Accusative *laiþanā *laiþā *laiþ
Genitive *laiþas *laiþeʀā *laiþas
Dative *laiþumē *laiþeʀē *laiþumē
Instrumental *laiþu *laiþeʀu *laiþu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *laiþē *laiþō *laiþu
Accusative *laiþā *laiþā *laiþu
Genitive *laiþeʀō *laiþeʀō *laiþeʀō
Dative *laiþēm, *laiþum *laiþēm, *laiþum *laiþēm, *laiþum
Instrumental *laiþēm, *laiþum *laiþēm, *laiþum *laiþēm, *laiþum

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129: “PWGmc *laiþ”
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