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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to lie, tell a lie”).
Noun
*lugô m
- liar
- traitor
- one who breaks (an agreement, a covenant, an engagement, etc.)
Inflection
Declension of *lugô (masculine an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*lugô
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*luganiz
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| vocative
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*lugô
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*luganiz
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| accusative
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*luganų
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*luganunz
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| genitive
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*luginiz
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*luganǫ̂
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| dative
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*lugini
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*lugammaz
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| instrumental
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*luginē
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*lugammiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *logō;
- Proto-Norse: *ᛚᛟᚷᚨ (*logā)
- Old Norse: logi
- Faroese: logi
- Icelandic: logi
- Norwegian Nynorsk: loge
- Old Danish: lughæ, loghæ
- Danish: lue
- Norwegian Bokmål: lue
- Old Swedish: loghi, logi, lughi
- → Middle English: lowe, lawhe, loughe, low, lowhe, logh, lou, loue (Northern, North Midland), lohe (AB language), loȝhe (Ormulum)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine, to see”).
Noun
*lugô m
- (North Germanic) flame, blaze
Inflection
Declension of *lugô (masculine an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*lugô
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*luganiz
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| vocative
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*lugô
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*luganiz
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| accusative
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*luganų
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*luganunz
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| genitive
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*luginiz
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*luganǫ̂
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| dative
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*lugini
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*lugammaz
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| instrumental
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*luginē
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*lugammiz
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Descendants
- Old Norse: logi
- Faroese: logi
- Icelandic: logi
- Norwegian Nynorsk: loge
- Old Danish: lughæ, loghæ
- Danish: lue
- Norwegian Bokmål: lue
- Old Swedish: loghi, logi, lughi
- → Middle English: lowe, lawhe, loughe, low, lowhe, logh, lou, loue (Northern, North Midland), lohe (AB language), loȝhe (Ormulum)