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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *taitaz</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_taitaz</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_taitaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taitaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>taitaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈtɑi̯.tɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛏᚨᛁᛏᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>radiant; bright</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>beaming; cheerful</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="3">
            <def>tender; delicate</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From Proto-Indo-European *doydo-, from *dey- (‘to gleam, shimmer, shine’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>taitaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>taitaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>taitaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>taitammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>taitōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>taitammiz</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*tait</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>tēt</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*tait</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*teit, *tēt</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>teet</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*tait</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>tāt</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>Tate, Tatenhill, Tateshall, Tattershall</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*tait</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>*tēt</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>Tiete, Tsjitte</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*tait</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>zeiz</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>zeiz</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>zeiß</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>German</lang>
                          <orth>Zeiß, Zeiss</orth>
                          <form type="descendant">
                            <lang>English</lang>
                            <orth>Zeiss</orth>
                          </form>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>teitr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Faroese</lang>
                    <orth>teitur</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>teitur</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>teitr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>teit, teyt, teyte, tayt, tayte</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>tait, tayt, tate</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>teitr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>teit, teyt, teyte, tayt, tayte</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>Tayte, Tayt, Teyt</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>Tait</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
          </re>
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