*laskwaz

Runic: ᛚᚨᛊᚲᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑsk.wɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. sluggish, dull, lazy, idle
  2. limp, lax, feeble

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from earlier *latskwaz, from *lataz (‘slow, late’), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (‘to let, leave’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.laskwazlaskwōlaskwą, -at, -atōlaskwailaskwôzlaskwō
Acc.laskwanǭlaskwǭlaskwą, -at, -atōlaskwanzlaskwōzlaskwō
Gen.laskwas, laskwislaskwaizōzlaskwas, laskwislaskwaizǫ̂laskwaizǫ̂laskwaizǫ̂
Dat.laskwammailaskwaizōilaskwammailaskwaimazlaskwaimazlaskwaimaz
Inst.laskwanōlaskwaizōlaskwanōlaskwaimizlaskwaimizlaskwaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.laskwôlaskwǭlaskwôlaskwanizlaskwōnizlaskwōnō
Acc.laskwanųlaskwōnųlaskwôlaskwanunzlaskwōnunzlaskwōnō
Gen.laskwinizlaskwōnizlaskwinizlaskwanǫ̂laskwōnǫ̂laskwanǫ̂
Dat.laskwinilaskwōnilaskwinilaskwammazlaskwōmazlaskwammaz
Inst.laskwinēlaskwōnēlaskwinēlaskwammizlaskwōmizlaskwammiz

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Descendants

  • *laskw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lask (Old Dutch)
      • lasc, lasch (Middle Dutch)
        • las (Dutch)
  • *laskw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lesċ, *lysċ (Old English)
      • lusch (Middle English)
        • lush (English)
  • *laskw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lask (Old Saxon)
      • lasch, las (Middle Low German)
        • lasch (Low German)
          • lasch (German)
  • *lasku (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lask (Old Dutch)
      • lasc, lasch (Middle Dutch)
        • las (Dutch)
  • *lasku (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lesċ, *lysċ (Old English)
      • lusch (Middle English)
        • lush (English)
  • *lasku (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lask (Old Saxon)
      • lasch, las (Middle Low German)
        • lasch (Low German)
          • lasch (German)
  • lǫskr (Old Norse)
    • löskur (Icelandic)
    • lǫsk (Jamtish)
  • lǫskr (Old Norse)
    • *lusk (Middle English)
      • lusk (English)
  • laskr (Old Norse)
    • löskur (Icelandic)
    • lǫsk (Jamtish)
  • laskr (Old Norse)
    • *lusk (Middle English)
      • lusk (English)

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