Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/linþ(ī)

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *linþaz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

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*linþ(ī)[1]

  1. gentle

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *linþ
Genitive *linþas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *linþ *linþu *linþ
Accusative *linþanā *linþā *linþ
Genitive *linþas *linþeʀā *linþas
Dative *linþumē *linþeʀē *linþumē
Instrumental *linþu *linþeʀu *linþu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *linþē *linþō *linþu
Accusative *linþā *linþā *linþu
Genitive *linþeʀō *linþeʀō *linþeʀō
Dative *linþēm, *linþum *linþēm, *linþum *linþēm, *linþum
Instrumental *linþēm, *linþum *linþēm, *linþum *linþēm, *linþum
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *linþī
Genitive *linþijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *linþī *linþiju *linþī
Accusative *linþijanā *linþijā *linþī
Genitive *linþijas *linþijeʀā *linþijas
Dative *linþijumē *linþijeʀē *linþijumē
Instrumental *linþiju *linþijeʀu *linþiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *linþijē *linþijō *linþiju
Accusative *linþijā *linþijā *linþiju
Genitive *linþijeʀō *linþijeʀō *linþijeʀō
Dative *linþijēm, *linþijum *linþijēm, *linþijum *linþijēm, *linþijum
Instrumental *linþijēm, *linþijum *linþijēm, *linþijum *linþijēm, *linþijum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: līþe
    • Middle English: lithe, lythe
  • Old Frisian: *līthe
    • Saterland Frisian: lied
  • Old Saxon: līthi
    • Middle Low German: linde (probably borrowed from High German)
  • Old Dutch: *lindi
  • Old High German: lind, lindi

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 141:PWGmc *linþī