Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glidǭ

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

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ- (to glide); compare *glīdaną.

Noun edit

*glidǭ f

  1. kite (bird of prey)[1]

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *glidǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glidǭ *glidōniz
vocative *glidǭ *glidōniz
accusative *glidōnų *glidōnunz
genitive *glidōniz *glidōnǫ̂
dative *glidōni *glidōmaz
instrumental *glidōnē *glidōmiz

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒliđōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
  2. ^ glee”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011