*liþugaz

Runic: ᛚᛁᚦᚢᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈli.θu.ɣɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

flexible, free, unoccupied

Etymology

Presumably from *liþuz (‘joint, member’) + *-gaz (forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a sense of “being, having or doing”).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.liþugazliþugōliþugą, -atōliþugailiþugôzliþugō
Acc.liþuganǭliþugǭliþugą, -atōliþuganzliþugōzliþugō
Gen.liþugas, -isliþugaizōzliþugas, -isliþugaizǫ̂liþugaizǫ̂liþugaizǫ̂
Dat.liþugammailiþugaizōiliþugammailiþugaimazliþugaimazliþugaimaz
Inst.liþuganōliþugaizōliþuganōliþugaimizliþugaimizliþugaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.liþugôliþugǭliþugôliþuganizliþugōnizliþugōnō
Acc.liþuganųliþugōnųliþugôliþuganunzliþugōnunzliþugōnō
Gen.liþuginizliþugōnizliþuginizliþuganǫ̂liþugōnǫ̂liþuganǫ̂
Dat.liþuginiliþugōniliþuginiliþugammazliþugōmazliþugammaz
Inst.liþuginēliþugōnēliþuginēliþugammizliþugōmizliþugammiz

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Descendants

  • liþiġ (Old English)
    • lethi (Middle English)
      • lithy (English)
  • lethoch (Old Frisian)
    • leedich (Saterland Frisian)
    • liddich, leeg (West Frisian)
  • lethech (Old Frisian)
    • leedich (Saterland Frisian)
    • liddich, leeg (West Frisian)
  • lethich (Old Frisian)
    • leedich (Saterland Frisian)
    • liddich, leeg (West Frisian)
  • *lithig (Old Saxon)
    • ledich (Middle Low German)
      • ledig (Danish)
      • leddig (German Low German)
      • ledig (Norwegian)
      • lädich (Plautdietsch)
      • ledig (Swedish)
  • *lithig (Frankish)
    • *lithig (Old Dutch)
      • lēdich (Middle Dutch)
        • leidig, laeg (Limburgish)
  • *lithig (Frankish)
    • *lithig (Old Dutch)
      • lēdich (Middle Dutch)
        • leeg, ledig, leêg (Dutch)
          • leeg, ledig (Afrikaans)
          • leeg (Negerhollands)
  • *lithig (Frankish)
    • *lithig (Old Dutch)
      • lēdich (Middle Dutch)
        • leeg, ledig, leêg (Dutch)
          • leigi (Sranan Tongo)
            • leigi (Aukan)
            • légi (Caribbean Javanese)
  • *lithig (Frankish)
    • liege, lige (Old French)
      • liege (English)
  • *lidig (Old High German)
    • lëdec, lëdic, leidec (Middle High German)
      • ledig (German)
      • ליידיק (leydik) (Yiddish)
  • *lidig (Old High German)
    • lëdec, lëdic, leidec (Middle High German)
      • leddig, lääch, lädig (Central Franconian)
        • lettich (Hunsrik)
  • liðugr (Old Norse)
    • liðugur (Faroese)
    • liðugur (Icelandic)
  • liðugr (Old Norse)
    • lidhugher (Old Swedish)
      • ledig (Swedish)

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