*biliz

Runic: ᛒᛁᛚᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbi.liz/

adjective · i-stem

Meanings

kind, gentle, merciful
decent, fair, equitable

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-i-s, from root *bʰil- (‘harmonious, friendly’); the original sense seems to have been ‘equal, even’. Cognate with Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos) (phílos, ‘dear, beloved’), Old Irish bil (‘good, mild’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	biliz	bilī	bilį, -jatō	biljai	biljôz	biljō
Acc.	biljanǭ	biljǭ	bilį, -jatō	biljanz	biljōz	biljō
Gen.	biljas, bilis	biljaizōz	biljas, bilis	biljaizǫ̂	biljaizǫ̂	biljaizǫ̂
Dat.	biljammai	biljaizōi	biljammai	biljaimaz	biljaimaz	biljaimaz
Inst.	biljanō	biljaizō	biljanō	biljaimiz	biljaimiz	biljaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	biljô	biljǭ	biljô	biljaniz	biljōniz	biljōnō
Acc.	biljanų	biljōnų	biljô	biljanunz	biljōnunz	biljōnō
Gen.	biliniz	biljōniz	biliniz	biljanǫ̂	biljōnǫ̂	biljanǫ̂
Dat.	bilini	biljōni	bilini	biljammaz	biljōmaz	biljammaz
Inst.	bilinē	biljōnē	bilinē	biljammiz	biljōmiz	biljammiz

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Descendants

*biliwitti, *bili, *billīk (Old Dutch)
- beelwitte, belewitte, beluwitte, billic, bilc, billijc (Middle Dutch)
  - beeldwit, billijk, billig (Dutch)
    - billik (Afrikaans)
bile-, bele, bilewit, belewit, bilehwīt (Old English)
- bilewit, bilewhit (Middle English)
*billīk (Old Frisian)
- billich (Saterland Frisian)
- billik, binlik (West Frisian)
bili, *billīk (Old Saxon)
- billik, billich, bilk (Middle Low German)
  - billig (Low German)
    - billich (Saterland Frisian)
    - billig (Danish)
    - billig (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - billig (Swedish)
bili, *biliwiz, billūh, billīh (Old High German)
- bilewiz, bilwiz, bilwīz, billich (Middle High German)
  - billig (German)
  - bëlleg (Luxembourgish)
  - ביליק (bilik) (Yiddish)
  - büllich, büllig (Bavarian)

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