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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifelhan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bi- + *felhan.
Verb
*bifelhan
- to recommend, advise
- to entrust, confide
- to hide, bury
- to order, command
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bifelhan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bifalh | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bifulgun | |
| Past ptcple | *bifolgan | |
| Infinitive | *bifelhan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bifelhannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bifelhannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bifelhannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifelhu | *bifalh |
| 2nd singular | *bifilhiʀi | *bifulgī |
| 3rd singular | *bifilhidi | *bifalh |
| 1st plural | *bifelhum | *bifulgum |
| 2nd plural | *bifilhid | *bifulgud |
| 3rd plural | *bifelhand | *bifulgun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifelhē | *bifulgī |
| 2nd singular | *bifelhēs | *bifulgī |
| 3rd singular | *bifelhē | *bifulgī |
| 1st plural | *bifelhēm | *bifulgīm |
| 2nd plural | *bifelhēþ | *bifulgīd |
| 3rd plural | *bifelhēn | *bifulgīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bifelh | |
| Plural | *bifilhid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bifelhandī | *bifolgan |
Descendants
- Old English: befēolan
- Middle English: befelen
- Old Frisian: bifela
- North Frisian: befeljen
- Old Saxon: bifelhan
- Middle Low German: bevēlen
- German Low German: befehlen
- Middle Low German: bevēlen
- Old Dutch: bivelan
- Middle Dutch: bevēlen
- Dutch: bevelen
- Limburgish: bevaele
- Middle Dutch: bevēlen
- Old High German: bifelahan, befelhan
- Middle High German: befelhen, bevelhen
- German: befehlen
- Middle High German: befelhen, bevelhen