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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/glidā

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *glidǭ; compare *glīdan.

Noun

*glidā f

  1. kite (bird of prey)[1]

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *glidā
Genitive *glidōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *glidā *glidōn
Accusative *glidōn *glidōn
Genitive *glidōn *glidōnō
Dative *glidōn *glidōm, *glidum
Instrumental *glidōn *glidōm, *glidum

Descendants
  • Old English: glida m
    • Middle English: glede, glide
      • English: glede, glead
      • Scots: gled
  • Old Frisian: *glide
  • Old Saxon: *glida

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*ʒliđōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
  2. “glee”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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