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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *slimbaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-02"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_slimbaz</idno>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_sley" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*sley-</orth>
          <def>smooth; slick; sticky; slimy</def>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_lav_slips" xml:lang="lav" type="cognate">
          <orth>slìps</orth>
          <def>slanting</def>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_s_lembh" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*(s)lembʰ-</orth>
        </item>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_slimbaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slimbaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>slimbaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈslim.bɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛊᛚᛁᛗᛒᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>aslant; sloping</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>askew; crooked; wrong</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">Uncertain, but possibly from a Proto-Indo-European <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_s_lembh"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_s_lembh">*(s)lembʰ-</ref></mentioned>, *(s)lemb- (‘to droop; sag; hang loosely’). Compare Latvian <mentioned xml:lang="lav" target="#cog_lav_slips"><ref target="#cog_lav_slips">slìps</ref></mentioned> (‘slanting’), as well as perhaps Proto-Germanic *slīpaną (‘to sharpen’) (though whether *slimbaz ultimately traces back to Proto-Indo-European <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_sley"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_sley">*sley-</ref></mentioned> (‘smooth, slick’) is unclear).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>slimbaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>slimbaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>slimbaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>slimbammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>slimbōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>slimbammiz</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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            <list>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slimb</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*slimb, *slemb</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>slimp, slemp, slim, slem, slom</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>slim</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Afrikaans</lang>
                          <orth>slim</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>English</lang>
                          <orth>slim</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Scots</lang>
                          <orth>slim</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slimb</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>*slimb, *slimm</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>slim</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>slim</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slimb</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>slimb</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>slimp, slim</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>schlimm</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slimb</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>slimb</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>slimp, slim</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Central Franconian</lang>
                        <orth>schlemm, schlömm, schlomm, schlemp</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Hunsrik</lang>
                          <orth>schlimm</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                          <orth>schlamm, schlëmm</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*slimb</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>*slimb, *slimm</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>slim</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Danish</lang>
                        <orth>slem</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German Low German</lang>
                        <orth>slimm</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Norwegian</lang>
                        <orth>slem</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>*𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌱𐍃 (*slimbs)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Vulgar Latin</lang>
                    <orth>*slembus, *sclembus, *slemus, *sclemus</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Italian</lang>
                      <orth>sghembo</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old French</lang>
                      <orth>esclame</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Northern French</lang>
                      <orth>esclem</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Sicilian</lang>
                      <orth>schimmenti</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
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