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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halsijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *hals (“neck, throat”) + *-jan.
Verb
*halsijan
- to embrace
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *halsijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *halsidā | |
| Infinitive | *halsijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *halsijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *halsijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *halsijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *halsiju | *halsidā |
| 2nd singular | *halsisi | *halsidēs, *halsidōs |
| 3rd singular | *halsiþi | *halsidē, *halsidā |
| 1st plural | *halsijum | *halsidum |
| 2nd plural | *halsiþ | *halsidud |
| 3rd plural | *halsijanþ | *halsidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *halsijē | *halsidī |
| 2nd singular | *halsijēs | *halsidī |
| 3rd singular | *halsijē | *halsidī |
| 1st plural | *halsijēm | *halsidīm |
| 2nd plural | *halsijēþ | *halsidīd |
| 3rd plural | *halsijēn | *halsidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *halsi | |
| Plural | *halsiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *halsijandī | *halsid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: helsian
- Middle Low German: helsen
- Old Dutch: *helsen
- Middle Dutch: helsen
- Dutch: helzen
- Middle Dutch: helsen
- Old High German: helsen
- Middle High German: helsen