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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līmijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *līmijaną. Equivalent to *līm (“glue”) + *-jan.
Verb
*līmijan
- to adhere
- to glue together
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *līmijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *līmidā | |
| Infinitive | *līmijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *līmijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *līmijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *līmijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *līmiju | *līmidā |
| 2nd singular | *līmisi | *līmidēs, *līmidōs |
| 3rd singular | *līmiþi | *līmidē, *līmidā |
| 1st plural | *līmijum | *līmidum |
| 2nd plural | *līmiþ | *līmidud |
| 3rd plural | *līmijanþ | *līmidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *līmijē | *līmidī |
| 2nd singular | *līmijēs | *līmidī |
| 3rd singular | *līmijē | *līmidī |
| 1st plural | *līmijēm | *līmidīm |
| 2nd plural | *līmijēþ | *līmidīd |
| 3rd plural | *līmijēn | *līmidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *līmi | |
| Plural | *līmiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *līmijandī | *līmid |
Descendants
- Old English: līman
- Middle English: limen
- English: lime
- Middle English: limen
- Old Frisian: *līma
- West Frisian: lymje, lime
- Old Saxon: *līmian
- Middle Low German: limen
- Old Dutch: *līmen
- Middle Dutch: limen
- Dutch: lijmen
- Limburgish: lieme
- Middle Dutch: limen
- Old High German: līmen
- Middle High German: līmen
- German: leimen
- Middle High German: līmen