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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifalþan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bi- + *falþan.
Verb
*bifalþan[1]
- to envelop, to wrap
Inflection
| Strong class 7c | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bifalþan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bifealþ | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bifealdun | |
| Past ptcple | *bifaldan | |
| Infinitive | *bifalþan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bifalþannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bifalþannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bifalþannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifalþu | *bifealþ |
| 2nd singular | *bifalþiʀi | *bifealdī |
| 3rd singular | *bifalþidi | *bifealþ |
| 1st plural | *bifalþum | *bifealdum |
| 2nd plural | *bifalþid | *bifealdud |
| 3rd plural | *bifalþand | *bifealdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifalþē | *bifealdī |
| 2nd singular | *bifalþēs | *bifealdī |
| 3rd singular | *bifalþē | *bifealdī |
| 1st plural | *bifalþēm | *bifealdīm |
| 2nd plural | *bifalþēþ | *bifealdīd |
| 3rd plural | *bifalþēn | *bifealdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bifalþ | |
| Plural | *bifalþid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bifalþandī | *bifaldan |
Descendants
- Old English: befealdan
- Middle English: bifolden
- English: befold
- Middle English: bifolden
- Old High German: bifaldan
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244: “PWGmc *bifalþan”