faldan
Old High German
Alternative forms
- faltan (less common)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *falþan. The verb originally showed Grammatischer Wechsel with Germanic þ (OHG d) in the present and Germanic d (OHG t) in the past forms. However, this variation had already been levelled by Old High German times, yielding faldan alongside rarer faltan, each with normalised paradigms.
Verb
faldan
- to fold
Conjugation
Conjugation of faldan (strong class 7)
infinitive | faldan | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | faldu | fiald |
2nd person singular | faldis | fialdi |
3rd person singular | faldit | fiald |
1st person plural | faldem, faldemes | fialdum, fialdumes |
2nd person plural | faldet | fialdut |
3rd person plural | faldant | fialdun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | falde | fialdi |
2nd person singular | faldes | fialdis |
3rd person singular | falde | fialdi |
1st person plural | faldem, faldemes | fialdim, fialdimes |
2nd person plural | faldet | fialdit |
3rd person plural | falden | fialdin |
imperative | present | |
singular | fald | |
plural | faldet | |
participle | present | past |
faldanti | gifaldan |
Descendants
- Middle High German: valden, valten
- German: falten
- Luxembourgish: falen
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *falþan, akin to Old English fealdan.
Verb
faldan
- to fold
Conjugation
Conjugation of faldan (strong class 7)
infinitive | faldan | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | faldu | fēld |
2nd person singular | feldis | fēldi |
3rd person singular | feldid | fēld |
plural | faldad | fēldun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | falde | fēldi |
2nd person singular | faldes | fēldis |
3rd person singular | falde | fēldi |
plural | falden | fēldin |
imperative | present | |
singular | fald | |
plural | faldad | |
participle | present | past |
faldandi | gifaldan, faldan |