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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halþijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *halþijaną.
Verb
*halþijan
- to tilt, to incline
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *halþijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *halþidā | |
| Infinitive | *halþijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *halþijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *halþijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *halþijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *halþiju | *halþidā |
| 2nd singular | *halþisi | *halþidēs, *halþidōs |
| 3rd singular | *halþiþi | *halþidē, *halþidā |
| 1st plural | *halþijum | *halþidum |
| 2nd plural | *halþiþ | *halþidud |
| 3rd plural | *halþijanþ | *halþidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *halþijē | *halþidī |
| 2nd singular | *halþijēs | *halþidī |
| 3rd singular | *halþijē | *halþidī |
| 1st plural | *halþijēm | *halþidīm |
| 2nd plural | *halþijēþ | *halþidīd |
| 3rd plural | *halþijēn | *halþidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *halþi | |
| Plural | *halþiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *halþijandī | *halþid |
Descendants
- Old English: hieldan
- Old Saxon: *heldian
- Middle Low German: helden, hellen
- Old Dutch: *helden
- Middle Dutch: helden
- Dutch: hellen (d reinterpreted as an ending)
- Middle Dutch: helden
- Old High German: helden
- Middle High German: helden