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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līsaz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *lizaną (to know, to be familiar with).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.sɑz/

Adjective

*līsaz[1]

  1. (East Germanic) knowledgeable, knowing, familiar with

Inflection


Descendants

  • Gothic: *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*leis)

References

  1. Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “-leisa- II”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 370-371
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