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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glīwą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

  • *gliwą, *gliwją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- (to joke, make fun, enjoy). Cognate with Lithuanian glauda (joke, jest), Ancient Greek χλεύη (khleúē, joke, jest, scorn), Russian глумиться (glumit'sy, to mock, scoff at), Serbo-Croatian глу́мити (glúmiti, to act, feign).

Alternative etymology derives from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (to shimmer, gleam). Cognate with Irish glé (clear).

Noun

*glīwą n

  1. joy, gladness, merriment, mirth

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *glīwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glīwą *glīwō
vocative *glīwą *glīwō
accusative *glīwą *glīwō
genitive *glīwas, *glīwis *glīwǫ̂
dative *glīwai *glīwamaz
instrumental *glīwō *glīwamiz

Descendants

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