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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/būsni

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *būsniz.

Noun

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*būsni f[1]

  1. something offered

Inflection

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i-stem
Singular
Nominative *būsni
Genitive *būsnī
Singular Plural
Nominative *būsni *būsnī
Accusative *būsni *būsnī
Genitive *būsnī *būsnijō
Dative *būsnī *būsnim, *būsnijum
Instrumental *būsnī *būsnim, *būsnijum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331:PWGmc *būsni