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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *ebnalīkaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_ebnalīkaz</idno>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_ebnalikaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ebnalīkaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>ebnalīkaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈeβ.nɑ.ˌliː.kɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛖᛒᚾᚨᛚᛁᚲᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>equal, fair</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From *ebnaz (‘even, level’) + <mentioned xml:lang="gmw-x-proto">*-līkaz</mentioned> (forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘similar to, characteristic of’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīką, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīką, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>ebnalīkaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>ebnalīkammiz</orth>
            </form>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*ebnalīk</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>efnlīċ</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>evenlich</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>evenly</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*ebnalīk</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>ebanlīh</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>ebenlich</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>jafnligr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>jafnlegur</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>jafnligr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>iæmlīker</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>jämlik</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (ibnaleiks)</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
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