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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gailēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *gail (“merry”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*gailēn
- to be proud
- to be overbearing
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gailēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *gail?dā | |
| Infinitive | *gailēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *gailēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *gailēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gailēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gailē | *gail?dā |
| 2nd singular | *gailēs | *gail?dēs, *gail?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *gailēþ | *gail?dē, *gail?dā |
| 1st plural | *gailēm | *gail?dum |
| 2nd plural | *gailēþ | *gail?dud |
| 3rd plural | *gailēnþ | *gail?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gailē | *gail?dī |
| 2nd singular | *gailēs | *gail?dī |
| 3rd singular | *gailē | *gail?dī |
| 1st plural | *gailēm | *gail?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *gailēþ | *gail?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *gailēn | *gail?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gailē | |
| Plural | *gailēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gailēndī | *gail?d |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *gēlon
- Middle Low German: gêilen
- Old High German: geilēn
- Middle High German: geilen
- German: geilen
- Middle High German: geilen