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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falgijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Derived from *falgu (“fallow”) + *-jan.
Verb
*falgijan
- to fallow
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *falgijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *falgidā | |
| Infinitive | *falgijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *falgijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *falgijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *falgijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *falgiju | *falgidā |
| 2nd singular | *falgisi | *falgidēs, *falgidōs |
| 3rd singular | *falgiþi | *falgidē, *falgidā |
| 1st plural | *falgijum | *falgidum |
| 2nd plural | *falgiþ | *falgidud |
| 3rd plural | *falgijanþ | *falgidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *falgijē | *falgidī |
| 2nd singular | *falgijēs | *falgidī |
| 3rd singular | *falgijē | *falgidī |
| 1st plural | *falgijēm | *falgidīm |
| 2nd plural | *falgijēþ | *falgidīd |
| 3rd plural | *falgijēn | *falgidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *falgi | |
| Plural | *falgiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *falgijandī | *falgid |
Related terms
- *falgōn
Descendants
- Old English: *fælgan, *fylgan
- ⇒ Old English: fælging, fylging
- Old Frisian: *felga
- West Frisian: felgje (class 2 inflection is secondary)
- Old Saxon: felgian
- Middle Low German: velgen
- Old Dutch: *felgen
- Middle Dutch: velgen
- Dutch: velgen
- Middle Dutch: velgen
- Old High German: felgen, falgen
- Middle High German: velgen