It is not.
Guess the Word in Germanic Conlangs
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Is it a noun?
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It is indeed a noun. A hint: it is a neuter noun.
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Did it begin with *sm- in Proto-Germanic?
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Butter or grease?
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Yes.
No, but you're on the correct path.
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Is it descended from an a-stem noun in Proto-Germanic?
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Is it edible? Or is it just something that can be smeared like ointment or lotion?
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the latter, but i guess it could be the former
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Is it from *smirwislą?
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You are correct.
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shimobaatar wrote: ↑26 Feb 2020 19:38Is the meaning roughly the same?
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Just to be safe, is there anything left to figure out?
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Many apologies, I should've made it clearer; it's all yours.
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Re: Guess the Word in Germanic Conlangs
Barmish is not a Germanic lang, not even Indo-European, but it has a fair amount of loanwords derived from either Old Norse or Proto-Germanic.
Guess the word: lothro [ˈlɔθɽɔ]
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Guess the word: lothro [ˈlɔθɽɔ]
Hint:
Spoiler:
A few years, I posted about Bløjhvåtterskyll. That's Barmish nowadays, and it's quite different from back then.
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The person who posts the next word is usually the one who guessed the previous one correctly.
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Okay, I'm sorry. Take your time, shimo
A few years, I posted about Bløjhvåtterskyll. That's Barmish nowadays, and it's quite different from back then.
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