*lausaz

Runic: ᛚᚨᚢᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑu̯.sɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. loose, free
  2. empty, devoid
  3. false, untrue
  4. -less, lacking, devoid of

Etymology

An o-grade adjectival formation from *leusaną (‘to lose’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.lausazlausōlausą, -atōlausailausôzlausō
Acc.lausanǭlausǭlausą, -atōlausanzlausōzlausō
Gen.lausas, -islausaizōzlausas, -islausaizǫ̂lausaizǫ̂lausaizǫ̂
Dat.lausammailausaizōilausammailausaimazlausaimazlausaimaz
Inst.lausanōlausaizōlausanōlausaimizlausaimizlausaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.lausôlausǭlausôlausanizlausōnizlausōnō
Acc.lausanųlausōnųlausôlausanunzlausōnunzlausōnō
Gen.lausinizlausōnizlausinizlausanǫ̂lausōnǫ̂lausanǫ̂
Dat.lausinilausōnilausinilausammazlausōmazlausammaz
Inst.lausinēlausōnēlausinēlausammizlausōmizlausammiz

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Descendants

  • *laus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lōs (Old Dutch)
      • lôos (Middle Dutch)
        • loos (Dutch)
          • los (Afrikaans)
  • *laus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lēas (Old English)
      • leas, lees, les (Middle English)
  • *laus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lās (Old Frisian)
      • lus, luas (North Frisian)
      • loos (Saterland Frisian)
      • loas (West Frisian)
  • *laus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lōs, -laos (Old High German)
      • lōs (Middle High German)
        • los (German)
  • *laus (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lōs (Old Saxon)
      • lōs (Middle Low German)
        • looss (Plautdietsch)
  • lauss (Old Norse)
    • leysur (Faroese)
    • låss (Gutnish)
    • laus (Icelandic)
    • los (Norn)
    • lös (Swedish)
  • lauss (Old Norse)
    • løs (Danish)
      • løs (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • lauss (Old Norse)
    • laus, lous, loos (Middle English)
      • loose (English)
      • lous, lows, loose (Scots)
      • lhowse, lowse, lous, lhause (Yola)
  • lauss (Old Norse)
    • laus (Norwegian Nynorsk)
      • laus (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (laus) (Gothic)
  • *lausas (Proto-Finnic)

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