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==Anrish==
==Middle Annerish==
 
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Middle Anrish, from Old Anrish ''{{cd|lah}}'', from [[w:Proto-Germanic_language|Proto-Germanic]] ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lah%C5%8D|*lahō]]'' ("wetness")
Disputed. Per Bernthaler an inherited [[w:Proto-Gemanic|Germanic]] ''[[wikt:𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰#Gothic|borrowing]]'' from [[w:Latin|Latin]] ''[[wikt:leo#Latin|leō]]''; Teagan argues entirely Pre-Annerish origin.
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
(''Anrish'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /lau̯/
(''Annerish'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /lˠey/ [ɫæɯ̯]
* ''slender ending'': /lˠeyðʲ/ <big>[ɫæɯ̯ʝ]</big>
{{Qrz-n-r|g=m5|nsg=lau|npl=laoıd|b2=l|nco=lauda|gsg=laud|gpl=lau|b5=n|gco=laud|b6=l|dsg=laoıd|b7=l|d=laoıdıb|vsg=lau|vpl=laoıd|vco=lauda}}
===Noun===
===Noun===
'''lau''' (''runic:'''‧ᛚᛆᚢ‧''''')
'''lau''' (''runic:'''ᚳᛆᚢ''''')
# (''uncountale'') Water (H₂O)
# A sailor accustomed to the sea; a seadog.
# Name of the letters '''''ᛚ''''' and '''''L''''' in the runic and Latin alphabets respectively.
# (''{{glossary|figurative|fig.}}''; ''{{glossary|collective|col.}}'') A herd of seals (''clade [[w:Pinnipeds|Pinnipedia]]'').
====See also====
# (''{{glossary|dated|dated}}''; ''{{glossary|poetic|poet.}}, often in simile with {{cd|leobu}}'') One having the characteristics of a lion (positive or negative): savage, noble, or brave.
* {{cd|rúsf}} (''for all letter names'')
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Annerish lemmata]] [[Category:Annerish nouns]]
====Usage notes====
Almost exclusively in the definite and capitalised when referring to the letter.
====Inflection====
{{Qrz-n-a|noun=lau|vowel=0}}
 
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Anrish words]] [[Category:Anrish nouns]] [[Category:Anrish a-stem nouns]] [[Category:Anrish letter names]]
 
==[[Brooding]]==
==[[Brooding]]==
[[Category:Brooding words]]
[[Category:Brooding words]]

Revision as of 21:09, 14 April 2023

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Disputed. Per Bernthaler an inherited Germanic borrowing from Latin leō; Teagan argues entirely Pre-Annerish origin.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /lˠey/ [ɫæɯ̯]

  • slender ending: /lˠeyðʲ/ [ɫæɯ̯ʝ]
Inflection of lau
 Ⅴ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴅᴀᴛ. ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  lau   laud   laoıdʟ   lauʟ 
ᴘʟ.  laoıdʟ   lauɴ   laoıdıb   laoıdʟ 
ᴄᴏʟ.  lauda   laudʟ   laudaʟ 

Noun

lau (runic:ᚳᛆᚢ)

  1. A sailor accustomed to the sea; a seadog.
  2. (fig.; col.) A herd of seals (clade Pinnipedia).
  3. (dated; poet., often in simile with leobu) One having the characteristics of a lion (positive or negative): savage, noble, or brave.

Brooding

Alternative forms

Extended ASCII Form: lU
Abjad ASCII Form: l

Pronunciation

(Brooding) IPA: /laʊ̯/

Interjection

lau

  • yes
  • affirmative
  • that is correct

Usage Notes

Related to luhf ‘truth’. Antonym: zrai.

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