Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gudalausaz

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 *gudą (god) +‎ *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣu.ðɑ.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*gudalausaz[1]

  1. without god, godless

Inflection

Declension of *gudalausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gudalausaz *gudalausō *gudalausą, *-at(ō) *gudalausai *gudalausôz *gudalausō
accusative *gudalausanǭ *gudalausǭ *gudalausą, *-at(ō) *gudalausanz *gudalausōz *gudalausō
genitive *gudalausas, *gudalausis *gudalausaizōz *gudalausas, *gudalausis *gudalausaizǫ̂ *gudalausaizǫ̂ *gudalausaizǫ̂
dative *gudalausammai *gudalausaizōi *gudalausammai *gudalausaimaz *gudalausaimaz *gudalausaimaz
instrumental *gudalausanō *gudalausaizō *gudalausanō *gudalausaimiz *gudalausaimiz *gudalausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gudalausô *gudalausǭ *gudalausô *gudalausaniz *gudalausōniz *gudalausōnō
accusative *gudalausanų *gudalausōnų *gudalausô *gudalausanunz *gudalausōnunz *gudalausōnō
genitive *gudalausiniz *gudalausōniz *gudalausiniz *gudalausanǫ̂ *gudalausōnǫ̂ *gudalausanǫ̂
dative *gudalausini *gudalausōni *gudalausini *gudalausammaz *gudalausōmaz *gudalausammaz
instrumental *gudalausinē *gudalausōnē *gudalausinē *gudalausammiz *gudalausōmiz *gudalausammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *godalaus
    • Old English: *godlēas
    • Old Frisian: *godlās
      • Saterland Frisian: godloos
      • West Frisian: goddeleas
    • Old Saxon: *godlōs
      • Middle Low German: gotlōs
    • Old Dutch: *godlōs
    • Old High German: *gotlōs
      • Middle High German: gotlōs
  • Old Norse: guðlauss
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (gudalaus)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*gud(a)-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 145