Reconstruction:Old English/samdead

This Old English 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 English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sāmidaud, equivalent to sām- +‎ dēad. Cognate with Old High German sāmitōt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːmˌdæ͜ɑːd/

Adjective

*sāmdēad

1. half-dead

Declension

Declension of *sāmdēad — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sāmdēad	*sāmdēad	*sāmdēad
Accusative	*sāmdēadne	*sāmdēade	*sāmdēad
Genitive	*sāmdēades	*sāmdēadre	*sāmdēades
Dative	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadre	*sāmdēadum
Instrumental	*sāmdēade	*sāmdēadre	*sāmdēade
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sāmdēade	*sāmdēada, *sāmdēade	*sāmdēad
Accusative	*sāmdēade	*sāmdēada, *sāmdēade	*sāmdēad
Genitive	*sāmdēadra	*sāmdēadra	*sāmdēadra
Dative	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum
Instrumental	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum

Declension of *sāmdēad — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sāmdēada	*sāmdēade	*sāmdēade
Accusative	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēade
Genitive	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan
Dative	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan
Instrumental	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan
Accusative	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan	*sāmdēadan
Genitive	*sāmdēadra, *sāmdēadena	*sāmdēadra, *sāmdēadena	*sāmdēadra, *sāmdēadena
Dative	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum
Instrumental	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum	*sāmdēadum

Descendants

• Middle English: samdede