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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/huldijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *huldijaną. Equivalent to *hold (“sliced meat”) + *-jan.
Verb
*huldijan
- to slash, to flay, to skin
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *huldijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *huldidā | |
| Infinitive | *huldijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *huldijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *huldijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *huldijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *huldiju | *huldidā |
| 2nd singular | *huldisi | *huldidēs, *huldidōs |
| 3rd singular | *huldiþi | *huldidē, *huldidā |
| 1st plural | *huldijum | *huldidum |
| 2nd plural | *huldiþ | *huldidud |
| 3rd plural | *huldijanþ | *huldidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *huldijē | *huldidī |
| 2nd singular | *huldijēs | *huldidī |
| 3rd singular | *huldijē | *huldidī |
| 1st plural | *huldijēm | *huldidīm |
| 2nd plural | *huldijēþ | *huldidīd |
| 3rd plural | *huldijēn | *huldidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *huldi | |
| Plural | *huldiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *huldijandī | *huldid |
Descendants
- Old English: hyldan