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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hilmijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *helm (“helmet”) + *-jan.
Verb
*hilmijan
- to cover
- to cover with a helmet
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hilmijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hilmidā | |
| Infinitive | *hilmijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *hilmijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *hilmijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hilmijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hilmiju | *hilmidā |
| 2nd singular | *hilmisi | *hilmidēs, *hilmidōs |
| 3rd singular | *hilmiþi | *hilmidē, *hilmidā |
| 1st plural | *hilmijum | *hilmidum |
| 2nd plural | *hilmiþ | *hilmidud |
| 3rd plural | *hilmijanþ | *hilmidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hilmijē | *hilmidī |
| 2nd singular | *hilmijēs | *hilmidī |
| 3rd singular | *hilmijē | *hilmidī |
| 1st plural | *hilmijēm | *hilmidīm |
| 2nd plural | *hilmijēþ | *hilmidīd |
| 3rd plural | *hilmijēn | *hilmidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hilmi | |
| Plural | *hilmiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hilmijandī | *hilmid |
Related terms
- *helmōn
Descendants
- Old English: hilman, hylman
- Old High German: *hilmen (attested in the past participle gihilmit)