Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fraslindan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fraslindaną. Equivalent to *fra- +‎ *slindan.

Verb

*fraslindan

to gobble up, to devour

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*fraslindan
1st sg. past	*frasland
3rd pl. past	*fraslundun
Past ptcple	*fraslundan
Infinitive	*fraslindan
Genitive infin.	*fraslindannjas
Dative infin.	*fraslindannjē
Instrum. infin.	*fraslindannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fraslindu	*frasland
2nd singular	*fraslindiʀi	*fraslundī
3rd singular	*fraslindidi	*frasland
1st plural	*fraslindum	*fraslundum
2nd plural	*fraslindid	*fraslundud
3rd plural	*fraslindand	*fraslundun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fraslindē	*fraslundī
2nd singular	*fraslindēs	*fraslundī
3rd singular	*fraslindē	*fraslundī
1st plural	*fraslindēm	*fraslundīm
2nd plural	*fraslindēþ	*fraslundīd
3rd plural	*fraslindēn	*fraslundīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fraslind
Plural	*fraslindid
	Present	Past
Participle	*fraslindandī	*fraslundan

Descendants

Old Saxon: *farslindan
- Middle Low German: vorslinden
Old Dutch: *farslindan
- Middle Dutch: verslinden, verslingen
  - Dutch: verslinden, (archaic) verslingen
  - → English: forsling
Old High German: [Term?]
- Middle High German: [Term?]
  - German: verschlingen