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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lapan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lapaną.
Verb
*lapan
- to lick up
Inflection
| Strong class 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *lapan | |
| 1st sg. past | *lōp | |
| 3rd pl. past | *lōpun | |
| Past ptcple | *lapan | |
| Infinitive | *lapan | |
| Genitive infin. | *lapannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *lapannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *lapannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lapu | *lōp |
| 2nd singular | *lapiʀi | *lōpī |
| 3rd singular | *lapidi | *lōp |
| 1st plural | *lapum | *lōpum |
| 2nd plural | *lapid | *lōpud |
| 3rd plural | *lapand | *lōpun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lapē | *lōpī |
| 2nd singular | *lapēs | *lōpī |
| 3rd singular | *lapē | *lōpī |
| 1st plural | *lapēm | *lōpīm |
| 2nd plural | *lapēþ | *lōpīd |
| 3rd plural | *lapēn | *lōpīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *lap | |
| Plural | *lapid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *lapandī | *lapan |
Descendants
- Old High German: laffan
- Middle High German: laffen
- Alemannic German: laffen
- Middle High German: laffen