Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seuhslō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*sūhslō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (“grievous; sorrowful; ill”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈseu̯x.slɔː/

Noun

*seuhslō f

pain; torment; affliction; suffering; agony
addiction; obsession

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *seuhslō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*seuhslō	*seuhslôz
vocative	*seuhslō	*seuhslôz
accusative	*seuhslǭ	*seuhslōz
genitive	*seuhslōz	*seuhslǫ̂
dative	*seuhslōi	*seuhslōmaz
instrumental	*seuhslō	*seuhslōmiz

Derived terms

*seuhslagaz

Related terms

*seukaz
*suhtiz

Descendants

Old English: sūsl f; sūsl n
Old Norse: sýsla f; sýsl f
- Icelandic: sýsla
- Norwegian: (sysle (verb))
- Old Swedish: sȳsla
  - Swedish: syssla