geltan
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Cognates include Old Saxon geldan, Dutch gelden, Old English ġieldan (English yield), Old Norse gjalda, (Danish gælde, Swedish gälla), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gildan), 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usgildan) and 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (fragildan).
Verb
geltan
- to pay
Conjugation
Conjugation of geltan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | geltan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | giltu | galt |
| 2nd person singular | giltis | gulti |
| 3rd person singular | giltit | galt |
| 1st person plural | geltem, geltemes | gultum, gultumes |
| 2nd person plural | geltet | gultut |
| 3rd person plural | geltant | gultun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | gelte | gulti |
| 2nd person singular | geltes | gultis |
| 3rd person singular | gelte | gulti |
| 1st person plural | geltem, geltemes | gultim, gultimes |
| 2nd person plural | geltet | gultit |
| 3rd person plural | gelten | gultin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | gilt | |
| plural | geltet | |
| participle | present | past |
| geltanti | gigoltan | |
Descendants
- Middle High German: gëlten
- German: gelten
- Luxembourgish: gëllen