Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bardalaus

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bard (“beard”) +‎ *-laus.

Adjective

*bardalaus

  1. beardless
    Synonyms: *unbardaht, *unbarduht, *ungabardi

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *bardalaus
Genitive *bardalausas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bardalaus *bardalausu *bardalaus
Accusative *bardalausanā *bardalausā *bardalaus
Genitive *bardalausas *bardalauseʀā *bardalausas
Dative *bardalausumē *bardalauseʀē *bardalausumē
Instrumental *bardalausu *bardalauseʀu *bardalausu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bardalausē *bardalausō *bardalausu
Accusative *bardalausā *bardalausā *bardalausu
Genitive *bardalauseʀō *bardalauseʀō *bardalauseʀō
Dative *bardalausēm, *bardalausum *bardalausēm, *bardalausum *bardalausēm, *bardalausum
Instrumental *bardalausēm, *bardalausum *bardalausēm, *bardalausum *bardalausēm, *bardalausum

Descendants

  • Old English: beardlēas
    • Middle English: berdles, beerdles, berdeles, berdlese, berdless
      • English: beardless
      • Scots: beardless
  • Old Frisian: *berdlās
    • Saterland Frisian: boartloos
    • West Frisian: burdleas
  • Old Saxon: *bardlōs
    • Middle Low German: bārtlôs
      • German Low German: baartloos
  • Old Dutch: *bardlōs
  • Old High German: *bartlōs
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