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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blaitijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Alternative forms
- *blaitōn
Etymology
From *blait (“pale, discoloured”) + *-jan.
Verb
*blaitijan
- to bruise; discolour
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *blaitijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *blaitidā | |
| Infinitive | *blaitijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *blaitijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *blaitijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *blaitijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blaitiju | *blaitidā |
| 2nd singular | *blaitisi | *blaitidēs, *blaitidōs |
| 3rd singular | *blaitiþi | *blaitidē, *blaitidā |
| 1st plural | *blaitijum | *blaitidum |
| 2nd plural | *blaitiþ | *blaitidud |
| 3rd plural | *blaitijanþ | *blaitidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blaitijē | *blaitidī |
| 2nd singular | *blaitijēs | *blaitidī |
| 3rd singular | *blaitijē | *blaitidī |
| 1st plural | *blaitijēm | *blaitidīm |
| 2nd plural | *blaitijēþ | *blaitidīd |
| 3rd plural | *blaitijēn | *blaitidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *blaiti | |
| Plural | *blaitiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *blaitijandī | *blaitid |
Descendants
- Old English: blātian (< *blaitōn)
- Old High German: [Term?]
- Middle High German: [Term?]
- German: blaßen
- Middle High German: [Term?]
- → Old French: blecier (see there for further descendants)