Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gliwi

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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

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From Proto-Germanic *gliwją.

Noun

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*gliwi n[1]

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) pleasure, joy

Inflection

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Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *gliwi
Genitive *gliuwjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gliwi *gliuwju
Accusative *gliwi *gliuwju
Genitive *gliuwjas *gliuwjō
Dative *gliuwjē *gliuwjum
Instrumental *gliuwju *gliuwjum

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 53:PWGmc *gliwi