Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/legr

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *legrą.

Noun

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*legr n[1]

  1. bed
  2. lair
Inflection
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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *legr
Genitive *legras
Singular Plural
Nominative *legr *legru
Accusative *legr *legru
Genitive *legras *legrō
Dative *legrē *legrum
Instrumental *legru *legrum
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Hypothetically from Proto-Germanic *legraz, but without Germanic cognates. Equivalent to *liggjan +‎ *-r.

Adjective

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*legr

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) lying (together with someone)
Inflection
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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *legr
Genitive *legras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *legr *legru *legr
Accusative *legranā *legrā *legr
Genitive *legras *legreʀā *legras
Dative *legrumē *legreʀē *legrumē
Instrumental *legru *legreʀu *legru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *legrē *legrō *legru
Accusative *legrā *legrā *legru
Genitive *legreʀō *legreʀō *legreʀō
Dative *legrēm, *legrum *legrēm, *legrum *legrēm, *legrum
Instrumental *legrēm, *legrum *legrēm, *legrum *legrēm, *legrum
Descendants
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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 328:PWGmc *legr