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ȳþe

wave.acc.pl

Attested in Exeter Book Riddle 51
Lemma: ȳþ 'wave' (oe-acc-pl)

ȳþ

N (fem, i-stem)

wave (of water)

originates from
PNWGmc *unþiz 'wave' (unþiz > unþi > ūþi > ȳþi > ȳþ) through pnwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:140)
PGmc *unþī- 'wave' (unþī- > unþi > ūþi > ȳþi > ȳþ) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:560)
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