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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bī + *word. Compare Proto-West Germanic *bīwurdī.
Noun
*bīword n
- byword, proverb
- adverb
Inflection
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Singular
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*bīword
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| Genitive
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*bīwordas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*bīword
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*bīwordu
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| Accusative
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*bīword
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*bīwordu
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| Genitive
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*bīwordas
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*bīwordō
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| Dative
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*bīwordē
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*bīwordum
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| Instrumental
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*bīwordu
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*bīwordum
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Descendants
- Old English: bīword
- Old Frisian: *bīword
- Saterland Frisian: Biewoud
- West Frisian: bywurd
- Old Saxon: *bīword
- Middle Low German: bîword, bîwort
- Old Dutch: *bīwort
- Old High German: bīwort
- Middle High German: bīwort