Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēdalausaz

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *rēdaz (“advice, counsel”) +‎ *-lausaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛː.ðɑ.lɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*rēdalausaz[1]

  1. ill-advised, unwise
  2. desperate
  3. clueless, at a loss

Inflection

Declension of *rēdalausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rēdalausaz *rēdalausō *rēdalausą, *-at(ō) *rēdalausai *rēdalausôz *rēdalausō
accusative *rēdalausanǭ *rēdalausǭ *rēdalausą, *-at(ō) *rēdalausanz *rēdalausōz *rēdalausō
genitive *rēdalausas, *rēdalausis *rēdalausaizōz *rēdalausas, *rēdalausis *rēdalausaizǫ̂ *rēdalausaizǫ̂ *rēdalausaizǫ̂
dative *rēdalausammai *rēdalausaizōi *rēdalausammai *rēdalausaimaz *rēdalausaimaz *rēdalausaimaz
instrumental *rēdalausanō *rēdalausaizō *rēdalausanō *rēdalausaimiz *rēdalausaimiz *rēdalausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rēdalausô *rēdalausǭ *rēdalausô *rēdalausaniz *rēdalausōniz *rēdalausōnō
accusative *rēdalausanų *rēdalausōnų *rēdalausô *rēdalausanunz *rēdalausōnunz *rēdalausōnō
genitive *rēdalausiniz *rēdalausōniz *rēdalausiniz *rēdalausanǫ̂ *rēdalausōnǫ̂ *rēdalausanǫ̂
dative *rēdalausini *rēdalausōni *rēdalausini *rēdalausammaz *rēdalausōmaz *rēdalausammaz
instrumental *rēdalausinē *rēdalausōnē *rēdalausinē *rēdalausammiz *rēdalausōmiz *rēdalausammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rēdalaus
    • Old English: rǣdlēas
      • Middle English: redles
    • Old Frisian: rēdlās
      • West Frisian: riedeleas, riedleas
    • Old Saxon: *rādlōs
    • Old Dutch: *rādelōs
    • Old High German: rātelōs, rātlōs
  • Old Norse: ráðalauss, ráðlauss
    • Icelandic: ráðalaus, ráðlaus
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: rådlaus
    • Swedish: rådlös
    • Danish: rådløs
      • Norwegian Bokmål: rådløs

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*rēđa-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303
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