Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bleia

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ or a similar *blajjǭ(n).

Noun

*bleia f

1. blay (fish)

Inflection

Declension of *bleia (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*bleia	*bleia, *bleion
accusative	*bleia, *bleion	*bleia, *bleion
genitive	*bleion	*bleiono
dative	*bleion	*bleion

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: blei, bley
  • Dutch: blei