*lubją
Runic: ᛚᚢᛒᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈlub.jɑ̃/noun · neuter · ja-stem
Meanings
- wort, herb
- poison
- love potion
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-yo-, from *lewbʰ- (‘herb’), and cognate with Proto-Celtic *lubī (‘herb, plant’). The root is likely equivalent to *lewbʰ- in the "peel, break, damage" sense (likely whence Proto-Germanic *laubą (‘leaf’)), which itself has been further derived from a Proto-Indo-European *lew- (‘to cut, remove, prune, separate’); the semantic development would be something like "peeled-off plant matter" > "herb" > "potion (made from herbs)".
The sense of love potion is influenced by similar forms from the unrelated *lubō (‘love’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lubją | lubjō |
| Acc. | lubją | lubjō |
| Gen. | lubjas, lubis | lubjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | lubjai | lubjamaz |
| Inst. | lubjō | lubjamiz |
| Voc. | lubją | lubjō |
Descendants
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*lubi (Proto-West Germanic)
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*lubbi (Old Dutch)
- libbe, lebbe (Middle Dutch)
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*lubbi (Old Dutch)
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*lubi (Proto-West Germanic)
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lybb, lyb (Old English)
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libbe (Middle English)
- lib (English)
- lib (Scots)
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libbe (Middle English)
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lybb, lyb (Old English)
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*lubi (Proto-West Germanic)
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lubbi, *lub, lupi, luppi (Old High German)
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luppe, lüppe (Middle High German)
- Luppe, Lüppe (German)
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luppe, lüppe (Middle High German)
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lubbi, *lub, lupi, luppi (Old High German)
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*lubi (Proto-West Germanic)
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*lubbi (Old Saxon)
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lubbe (Middle Low German)
- Lübbstick (German Low German)
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lubbe (Middle Low German)
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*lubbi (Old Saxon)
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lyf (Old Norse)
- lyf (Icelandic)
- lyv, lyvja (Norwegian)
- løv (Old Danish)
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lyf (Old Norse)
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lif, lȳf (Old Swedish)
- lyv, löve (Elfdalian)
- ? (Helsingian)
- lev, lyv (Swedish)
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lif, lȳf (Old Swedish)
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lyf (Old Norse)
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lif, lȳf (Old Swedish)
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lifia, lūfia, lȳfia, lø̄fia (Old Swedish)
- lövja (Swedish)
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lifia, lūfia, lȳfia, lø̄fia (Old Swedish)
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lif, lȳf (Old Swedish)
- *𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌹 (*lubi) (Gothic)
- 𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lubjaleis) (Gothic)
- 𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹 (lubjaleisei) (Gothic)