*lundiją
Runic: ᛚᚢᚾᛞᛁᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈlun.di.jɑ̃/noun · neuter · ja-stem
Meanings
- loin
- kidney
- fat
Etymology
From earlier *lundwiją, from Proto-Indo-European *ln̥dʰ-w-yom, from *lendʰ- (‘kidney, loin’).
The semantic shift from "kidney" > "mood, mindset" in North Germanic languages and metaphorical usage of a non-heart organ to indicate mood is observed cross-linguistically, compare White Hmong siab (‘liver; mood’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lundiją | lundijō |
| Acc. | lundiją | lundijō |
| Gen. | lundijas, lundīs | lundijǫ̂ |
| Dat. | lundijai | lundijamaz |
| Inst. | lundijō | lundijamiz |
| Voc. | lundiją | lundijō |
Descendants
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*lundī (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġelynde (Old English)
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lyndi (Old Norse)
- lyndi (Faroese)
- lyndi (Icelandic)