Glommish/Old
Proto-Thedic is the most recent common ancestor of Thedish and Ufirlandisg. It is a subbranch of the Oselo-Bruso-Thedic branch of Indo-European.
Introduction
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | ||
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Nasal | m m | n n | |||
Stop /Affricate |
voiceless | p p | t t | k c~k | |
voiced | b b | d d | g ɟ~g | ||
Fricative | f f~v | þ θ~ð | s s~z | h ç~x~h | |
Resonant | w ʋ | r r | l l | j j |
All consonants except *j can be allophonically palatalized before front vowels (*e *ē *ö *ȫ *i *ī *ü *ǖ *eu *iu). The palatalization was still allophonic in Proto-Thedic but the allophonic palatalization may have been especially strong in k/g.
- -anz, -inz, -unz > -ąz, -įz, -ųz > -ār, -īr, -ūr
- kw, hw > p, f
Vowels
Proto-Thedic had the following vowels:
a ā e ē i ī o ō ö ȫ u ū ü ǖ au eu iu ъ ъi ь /ɑ ɑː æ æː i iː ɔ ɔː œ œː u uː y yː au ɛu iu ə əi ĭ/
U-umlaut: a ā e ē i ī > o ō ö ȫ ü ǖ (from PGmc *a *ō/ā *e *ē *i *ī)
Vowel reflexes in stressed syllables:
a ā e ē ə̄ i ī o ō ö ȫ u ū ü ǖ au eu iu
Þiúd'sk: > a á ia/ie iá ý i í o ó ie ié iu iú i í ó ió iú
Ufirlandisg: > a ā ia(üe after w) iā(üē after w) ē(uō after w) i(ü after w) ī(ǖ after w) uo uō üe üē u ū ü ǖ au iau ieu
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
a-stem: wulfъ (m.) 'wolf' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | wulfъ | wulfъi |
Genitive | wulfъs | wulfa |
Dative | wulfъi | wulfъmъ |
Locative | wulfaþ | wulfъrъ |
a-stem: jukъ (n.) 'yoke' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | jukъ | juka |
Genitive | jukъs | juka |
Dative | jukъi | jukъmъ |
Locative | jukaþ | jukъrъ |
ō-stem: gēfa (f.) 'gift' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | gēfa | gēfar |
Genitive | gēfar | gēfa |
Dative | gēfai | gēfamъ |
Locative | gēfai | gēfarъ |
i-stem: gastь (m.) 'guest' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | gastь | gasti |
Genitive | gastьs | gastьja |
Dative | gasti | gastьmъ |
Locative | gasti | gastьrъ |
i-stem: marь (n.) 'sea' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | marь | mari |
Genitive | marьs | marьja |
Dative | mari | marьmъ |
Locative | mari | marьrъ |
u-stem: sunъ (m.) 'son' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | sunъ | sunir |
Genitive | sunor | sunьwa |
Dative | suni | sunъmъ |
Locative | sunew | sunъrъ |
C-stem: burgь (f.) 'fortification' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | burgь | burgir |
Genitive | burgir | burga |
Dative | burgi | burgъmъ |
Locative | burgь | burgъrъ |
z-stem: lambъ (m.) 'lamb' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | lambъ | lambьra |
Genitive | lambьrь | lambьra |
Dative | lambьrь | lambьrъmъ |
Locative | lambьrь | lambьrъrъ |
an-stem: auga (n.) 'eye' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | auga | augana |
Genitive | augьnь | augъna |
Dative | augьnь | augъmmъ |
Locative | augьnь | augarъ |
ōn-stem: harpa (f.) 'harp' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | harpa | harpanь |
Genitive | harpanь | harpana |
Dative | harpanь | harpamъ |
Locative | harpanь | harparъ |
īn-stem: burþi (f.) 'birth' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | burþi | burþinь |
Genitive | burþinь | burþina |
Dative | burþinь | burþimъ |
Locative | burþinь | burþirъ |
r-stem: fader (m.) 'father' | ||
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Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | fader | fadrь |
Genitive | fadъr | fadra |
Dative | fadrь | fadrъmъ |
Locative | fadrь | fadrъrъ |
Verbs
Weak
tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
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present indicative | leufa | leufasь | leufaþь | leufamъ | leufaþ | leufanþь |
present subjunctive | leufa | leufas | leufa | leufam | leufaþ | leufan |
past I | leufada | leufadest | leufade | leufadedъm | leufadedъd | leufadedъn |
past II | leufas | leufast | leufas | leufasъm | leufasъd | leufaser |
past subjunctive | leufadedi | leufadedir | leufadedi | leufadedim | leufadedid | leufadedin |
imperative | - | leufa! | - | - | leufaþ! | - |
present participle | leufand | |||||
past participle | leufadъ |
tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
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present indicative | hъilьja | hъilisь | hъiliþь | hъilimъ | hъiliþ | hъilinþь |
present subjunctive | hъilьja | hъilis | hъili | hъilim | hъiliþ | hъilin |
past I | hъilida | hъilidest | hъilide | hъilidedъm | hъilidedъd | hъilidedъn |
past II | hъilis | hъilist | hъilis | hъilisъm | hъilisъd | hъiliser |
past subjunctive | hъilidedi | hъilidedir | hъilidedi | hъilidedim | hъilidedid | hъilidedin |
imperative | - | hъili! | - | - | hъiliþ! | - |
present participle | hъilind | |||||
past participle | hъilidъ |
Strong
tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
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present indicative | wrīta | wrītьrь | wrītьdь | wrītъmъ | wrītьd | wrītъndь |
present subjunctive | wrīta | wrītъir | wrītъi | wrītъim | wrītъid | wrītъin |
past I | wrъit | wrъist | wrъit | wrъitъm | wrъitъd | wrъiter |
past II | writъ | writь | writ | writъm | writъd | writъn |
past subjunctive | writi | writir | writi | writim | writid | writin |
imperative | - | wrīt! | - | - | wrītъd! | - |
present participle | wrītъnd | |||||
past participle | writъnъ |
tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
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present indicative | keusa | kiusьrь | kiusьþь | keusъmъ | kiusьd | keusъndь |
present subjunctive | keusa | keusъir | keusъi | keusъim | keusъid | keusъin |
past I | kaus | kaust | kaus | kaurъm | kaurъd | kaurer |
past II | kusъ | kusь | kus | kurъm | kurъd | kurъn |
past subjunctive | kuri | kurir | kuri | kurim | kurid | kurin |
imperative | - | keus! | - | - | kiusьd! | - |
present participle | keusъnd | |||||
past participle | kurъnъ |
tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
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present indicative | binda | bindьrь | bindьþь | bindъmъ | bindьd | bindъndь |
present subjunctive | binda | bindъir | bindъi | bindъim | bindъid | bindъin |
past I | band | banst | band | bandъm | bandъd | bander |
past II | bundъ | bundь | bund | bundъm | bundъd | bundъn |
past subjunctive | bundi | bundir | bundi | bundim | bundid | bundin |
imperative | - | bind! | - | - | bindьd! | - |
present participle | bindъnd | |||||
past participle | bundъnъ |
Adjectives
Adjectives had two declensions:
- a declension following the original PIE adjective declension, and
- a declension using the n-stem declension.
The first paradigm was used for predicative adjectives and circumstantial adjective phrases. The second paradigm was used for attributive adjectives.
Syntax
Constituent order
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
Example texts
Schleicher
Skēpъ auk hrussъi
Skēpъ, þat wulla ne hafis, sū hrussъi: ъinъ kurranъ wagnъ tewhъndъ, auk ъinъ mauranъ hlostъ, auk ъinъ gumъnъ sneumъ berъndъ. Nu sagis skēpъ hrussъmъ: "Herta mir dariþь sewъndъi gumъnъ drīfъndъ hrussъi." Þanne sagiser hrussъi: "Hauri, skēp! Herta unsь dariþь þana sewъndъmъ: guma, fadь, ūtъ skēpъs wullai wurkiþь sir warmъnъ klъiþъ; auk skēpъ wulla ne hafъiþь." Þat hauridъ, flug skēpъ þurh akrъ.