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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flogattjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Verb
*flogattjan[1]
- to flutter, to hover
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *flogattjan | |
| Infinitive | *flogattjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *flogattjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *flogattjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *flogattjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *flogattju | *flogattā |
| 2nd singular | *flogatisi | *flogattēs, *flogattōs |
| 3rd singular | *flogatiþi | *flogattē, *flogattā |
| 1st plural | *flogattjum | *flogattum |
| 2nd plural | *flogatiþ | *flogattud |
| 3rd plural | *flogattjanþ | *flogattun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *flogattjē | *flogattī |
| 2nd singular | *flogattjēs | *flogattī |
| 3rd singular | *flogattjē | *flogattī |
| 1st plural | *flogattjēm | *flogattīm |
| 2nd plural | *flogattjēþ | *flogattīd |
| 3rd plural | *flogattjēn | *flogattīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *flogati | |
| Plural | *flogatiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *flogattjandī | *flogatt |
Descendants
- Old English: flogettan
- Old High German: flogezzen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “PWGmc *flogatʲtʲan”