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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balþ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *balþaz.

Adjective

*balþ[1]

  1. bold, brave
    Synonyms: *durstī, *durstīg, *gadurstīg, *þrīstī

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *balþ
Genitive *balþas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *balþ *balþu *balþ
Accusative *balþanā *balþā *balþ
Genitive *balþas *balþeʀā *balþas
Dative *balþumē *balþeʀē *balþumē
Instrumental *balþu *balþeʀu *balþu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *balþē *balþō *balþu
Accusative *balþā *balþā *balþu
Genitive *balþeʀō *balþeʀō *balþeʀō
Dative *balþēm, *balþum *balþēm, *balþum *balþēm, *balþum
Instrumental *balþēm, *balþum *balþēm, *balþum *balþēm, *balþum

Descendants

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 156:PWGmc *balþ
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