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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lahan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lahaną.
Verb
*lahan[1]
- to reproach
Inflection
| Class 6 strong | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *lahan | |
| 1st sg. past | *lōh | |
| 3rd pl. past | *lōgun | |
| Past ptcple | *lagan | |
| Infinitive | *lahan | |
| Genitive infin. | *lahannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *lahannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *lahannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lahu | *lōh |
| 2nd singular | *lahiʀi | *lōgī |
| 3rd singular | *lahidi | *lōh |
| 1st plural | *lahum | *lōgum |
| 2nd plural | *lahid | *lōgud |
| 3rd plural | *lahand | *lōgun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lahē | *lōgī |
| 2nd singular | *lahēs | *lōgī |
| 3rd singular | *lahē | *lōgī |
| 1st plural | *lahēm | *lōgīm |
| 2nd plural | *lahēþ | *lōgīd |
| 3rd plural | *lahēn | *lōgīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *lah | |
| Plural | *lahid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *lahandī | *lagan |
Descendants
- Old English: lēan
- Old Saxon: lahan
- Old High German: lahan
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177: “PWGmc *lahan”