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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *linþaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_linþaz_2</idno>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_lat_lentus" xml:lang="lat" type="cognate">
          <orth>lentus</orth>
          <def>flexible, sticky</def>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_lit_lenta" xml:lang="lit" type="cognate">
          <orth>lentà</orth>
          <def>board</def>
        </item>
      </list>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_linthaz_2" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linþaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>linþaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈlin.θɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛚᛁᚾᚦᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>bendsome; flexible</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>pliable; supple</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="3">
            <def>weak; soft; mild</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From Proto-Indo-European *lént-o-s. Cognate with Latin <mentioned xml:lang="lat" target="#cog_lat_lentus"><ref target="#cog_lat_lentus">lentus</ref></mentioned> (‘flexible, sticky’), Lithuanian <mentioned xml:lang="lit" target="#cog_lit_lenta"><ref target="#cog_lit_lenta">lentà</ref></mentioned> (‘board’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþą, -at, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþą, -at, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþas, linþis</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþas, linþis</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>linþaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>linþaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>linþaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>linþammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>linþōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>linþammiz</orth>
            </form>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*linþ(ī)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*lindi</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>linde</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>lind</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*linþ(ī)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>līþe, līþ</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>lithe, lythe</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>lithe</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Scots</lang>
                        <orth>lythe, lyth</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*linþ(ī)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>*līthe</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>lied</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*linþ(ī)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>lindi, lind</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>linde, lint</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>lind</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*linþ(ī)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>līthi, *lindi</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>linde</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German Low German</lang>
                        <orth>linde</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                        <orth>lind</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Plautdietsch</lang>
                        <orth>lind</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>*linnr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                    <orth>linn</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>*𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*linþs)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Vulgar Latin</lang>
                    <orth>*lindus</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Portuguese</lang>
                      <orth>lindo</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>*𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*linþs)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Vulgar Latin</lang>
                    <orth>*lindus</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Spanish</lang>
                      <orth>lindo</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Spanish</lang>
                        <orth>lindo</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
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