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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwalljan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.
Verb
*dwalljan[1]
- to be confused, perplex
- to hold up, delay
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dwalljan | |
| Infinitive | *dwalljan | |
| Genitive infin. | *dwalljannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *dwalljannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dwalljannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwallju | *dwalidā |
| 2nd singular | *dwalisi | *dwalidēs, *dwalidōs |
| 3rd singular | *dwaliþi | *dwalidē, *dwalidā |
| 1st plural | *dwalljum | *dwalidum |
| 2nd plural | *dwaliþ | *dwalidud |
| 3rd plural | *dwalljanþ | *dwalidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwalljē | *dwalidī |
| 2nd singular | *dwalljēs | *dwalidī |
| 3rd singular | *dwalljē | *dwalidī |
| 1st plural | *dwalljēm | *dwalidīm |
| 2nd plural | *dwalljēþ | *dwalidīd |
| 3rd plural | *dwalljēn | *dwalidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dwali | |
| Plural | *dwaliþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dwalljandī | *dwalid |
Descendants
- Old English: dwellan
- Middle English: dwellen
- English: dwell
- Middle English: dwellen
- Old Saxon: *dwellian
- Old Dutch: *dwellen
- Middle Dutch: dwellen
- Limburgish: dwelle
- Middle Dutch: dwellen
- Old High German: twellen
- Middle High German: twellen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 73: “PWGmc *dwaldē”