Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blauþį̄

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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]

From *blauþaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*blauþį̄ f[1]

  1. cowardice
  2. apathy

Inflection[edit]

īn-stemDeclension of *blauþį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *blauþį̄ *blauþīniz
vocative *blauþį̄ *blauþīniz
accusative *blauþīnų *blauþīnunz
genitive *blauþīniz *blauþīnǫ̂
dative *blauþīni *blauþīmaz
instrumental *blauþīnē *blauþīmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: blōthī
  • Old High German: blōdī
  • Old Norse: bleyði

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blauþīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 47