*laibō

Runic: ᛚᚨᛁᛒᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑi̯.βɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

what is left, remainder, remnant

Etymology

Derived from *lībaną (‘to be left’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.laibōlaibôz
Acc.laibǭlaibōz
Gen.laibōzlaibǫ̂
Dat.laibōilaibōmaz
Inst.laibōlaibōmiz
Voc.laibōlaibôz

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Descendants

  • *laibu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lāva (Old Frisian)
    • lēba, lēva (Old Saxon)
  • *laibu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lāf (Old English)
      • love, lave, leve, loove, lafe, læve, loave (Middle English)
        • lave (English)
        • lave (Scots)
  • *laibu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • leiba, leipa (Old High German)
      • leibe (Middle High German)
  • *ᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*laibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ), *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
  • *ᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*laibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • leif (Old Norse)
      • leivd (Faroese)
      • leif (Icelandic)
      • leiv, leivd (Norwegian Nynorsk)
      • lēf (Old Swedish)
  • 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (laiba) (Gothic)

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