Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōsm

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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 *bōsmaz.

Noun

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*bōsm m[1]

  1. lap, upper legs
  2. bosom

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bōsm
Genitive *bōsmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bōsm *bōsmō, *bōsmōs
Accusative *bōsm *bōsmā
Genitive *bōsmas *bōsmō
Dative *bōsmē *bōsmum
Instrumental *bōsmu *bōsmum

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 332:PWGmc *bōsm