Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lobasam

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *lob +‎ *-sam.

Adjective[edit]

*lobasam[1]

  1. praiseworthy

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *lobasam
Genitive *lobasamas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lobasam *lobasamu *lobasam
Accusative *lobasamanā *lobasamā *lobasam
Genitive *lobasamas *lobasameʀā *lobasamas
Dative *lobasamumē *lobasameʀē *lobasamumē
Instrumental *lobasamu *lobasameʀu *lobasamu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lobasamē *lobasamō *lobasamu
Accusative *lobasamā *lobasamā *lobasamu
Genitive *lobasameʀō *lobasameʀō *lobasameʀō
Dative *lobasamēm, *lobasamum *lobasamēm, *lobasamum *lobasamēm, *lobasamum
Instrumental *lobasamēm, *lobasamum *lobasamēm, *lobasamum *lobasamēm, *lobasamum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: lofsum
  • Old Dutch: *lovasam
  • Old High German: lobasam, lobosam

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 521:PWGmc *lobasam