Reconstruction:Old Dutch/blithi

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.

Adjective

*blīthi

  1. calm
  2. happy

Inflection

Declension of *blithi (ja-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *blithi *blithi *blithi *blitha, *blithe
accusative *blithen *blitha *blithi *blitha, *blithe
genitive *blithes *blithero *blithes *blithero
dative *blithin, *blithemo *blithero *blithin, *blithemo *blithon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *blitho *blitha *blitha *blithon
accusative *blithon *blithon *blitha *blithon
genitive *blithin *blithon *blithin *blithono
dative *blithin *blithon *blithin *blithon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: blide

Further reading

  • “blīthi”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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