*galdijaz

Runic: ᚷᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑl.di.jɑz/

adjective · ja-stem

Meanings

unfruitful, barren, infertile

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (‘to cut’) or *gʰel- (‘to shout, sing, charm’) via a sense of "bewitched/cursed (with infertility)".

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	galdijaz	galdijō	galdiją, -at, -atō	galdijai	galdijôz	galdijō
Acc.	galdijanǭ	galdijǭ	galdiją, -at, -atō	galdijanz	galdijōz	galdijō
Gen.	galdijas, galdīs	galdijaizōz	galdijas, galdīs	galdijaizǫ̂	galdijaizǫ̂	galdijaizǫ̂
Dat.	galdijammai	galdijaizōi	galdijammai	galdijaimaz	galdijaimaz	galdijaimaz
Inst.	galdijanō	galdijaizō	galdijanō	galdijaimiz	galdijaimiz	galdijaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	galdijô	galdijǭ	galdijô	galdijaniz	galdijōniz	galdijōnō
Acc.	galdijanų	galdijōnų	galdijô	galdijanunz	galdijōnunz	galdijōnō
Gen.	galdīniz	galdijōniz	galdīniz	galdijanǫ̂	galdijōnǫ̂	galdijanǫ̂
Dat.	galdīni	galdijōni	galdīni	galdijammaz	galdijōmaz	galdijammaz
Inst.	galdīnē	galdijōnē	galdīnē	galdijammiz	galdijōmiz	galdijammiz

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Descendants

*galdī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *geldi (Old Dutch)
  - gelde, gelt (Middle Dutch)
    - geld, gelt (Dutch)
*galdī (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġelde, ġielde (Old English)
  - yeld (Middle English)
*galdī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *jald, *jelde (Old Frisian)
  - gjald, gjeld, jolt, geld (West Frisian)
*galdī (Proto-West Germanic)
- galt, *geltī (Old High German)
  - galt, gelte (Middle High German)
    - galt, gelt (German)
geldr (Old Norse)
- gold (Danish)
- geldur (Faroese)
- geldur (Icelandic)
- gold (Norwegian Bokmål)
- gold (Norwegian Nynorsk)
geldr (Old Norse)
- gelde, gealde, geld (Middle English)
  - geld (English)
  - geld (Scots)
geldr (Old Norse)
- galder (Old Swedish)
  - gall (Swedish)
*galdr (Old Norse)
- gold (Danish)
- geldur (Faroese)
- geldur (Icelandic)
- gold (Norwegian Bokmål)
- gold (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*galdr (Old Norse)
- gelde, gealde, geld (Middle English)
  - geld (English)
  - geld (Scots)
*galdr (Old Norse)
- galder (Old Swedish)
  - gall (Swedish)

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