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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihalljan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Verb
*bihalljan[1]
- to cover
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bihalljan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bihaldā | |
| Infinitive | *bihalljan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bihalljannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bihalljannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bihalljannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bihallju | *bihaldā |
| 2nd singular | *bihalisi | *bihaldēs, *bihaldōs |
| 3rd singular | *bihaliþi | *bihaldē, *bihaldā |
| 1st plural | *bihalljum | *bihaldum |
| 2nd plural | *bihaliþ | *bihaldud |
| 3rd plural | *bihalljanþ | *bihaldun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bihalljē | *bihaldī |
| 2nd singular | *bihalljēs | *bihaldī |
| 3rd singular | *bihalljē | *bihaldī |
| 1st plural | *bihalljēm | *bihaldīm |
| 2nd plural | *bihalljēþ | *bihaldīd |
| 3rd plural | *bihalljēn | *bihaldīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bihali | |
| Plural | *bihaliþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bihalljandī | *bihald |
Related terms
- *bihulljan
Descendants
- Old English: behellan
- Old High German: bihellen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 271: “PWGmc *bihalidē”