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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blīþijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *blīþiz + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbliː.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blīþijaną[1]

  1. to be kind; be agreeable; please
  2. to delight

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *blīþijan
    • Old Frisian: *blīda
      • Old Frisian: forblīda
        • West Frisian: ferblide, ferblije
    • Old Dutch: blīthen
      • Middle Dutch: bliden
    • Old High German: blīden
      • Middle High German: blīden
  • Old Norse: blíða
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bleiþjan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blīþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
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