Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seuhslō

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (grievous; sorrowful; ill).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*seuhslō f

  1. pain; torment; affliction; suffering; agony
  2. addiction; obsession

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *seuhslō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *seuhslō *seuhslôz
vocative *seuhslō *seuhslôz
accusative *seuhslǭ *seuhslōz
genitive *seuhslōz *seuhslǫ̂
dative *seuhslōi *seuhslōmaz
instrumental *seuhslō *seuhslōmiz

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Descendants edit

  • Old English: sūsl f; sūsl n
  • Old Norse: sýsla f; sýsl f