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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bilinnan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bi- + *linnan.
Verb
*bilinnan
- to stop, cease, end
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bilinnan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bilann | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bilunnun | |
| Past ptcple | *bilunnan | |
| Infinitive | *bilinnan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bilinnannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bilinnannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bilinnannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bilinnu | *bilann |
| 2nd singular | *bilinniʀi | *bilunnī |
| 3rd singular | *bilinnidi | *bilann |
| 1st plural | *bilinnum | *bilunnum |
| 2nd plural | *bilinnid | *bilunnud |
| 3rd plural | *bilinnand | *bilunnun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bilinnē | *bilunnī |
| 2nd singular | *bilinnēs | *bilunnī |
| 3rd singular | *bilinnē | *bilunnī |
| 1st plural | *bilinnēm | *bilunnīm |
| 2nd plural | *bilinnēþ | *bilunnīd |
| 3rd plural | *bilinnēn | *bilunnīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bilinn | |
| Plural | *bilinnid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bilinnandī | *bilunnan |
Descendants
- Old English: blinnan
- Middle English: blinnen
- Scots: blin
- English: blin
- Middle English: blinnen
- Old Saxon: bilinnan
- Old High German: bilinnan