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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maþlōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Alternative forms
- *mahlōn
Etymology
From *maþl (“speech; assembly”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*maþlōn
- to speak, declare
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *maþlōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *maþlōdā | |
| Infinitive | *maþlōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *maþlōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *maþlōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *maþlōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *maþlō | *maþlōdā |
| 2nd singular | *maþlōs | *maþlōdēs, *maþlōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *maþlōþ | *maþlōdē, *maþlōdā |
| 1st plural | *maþlōm | *maþlōdum |
| 2nd plural | *maþlōþ | *maþlōdud |
| 3rd plural | *maþlōnþ | *maþlōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *maþlō | *maþlōdī |
| 2nd singular | *maþlōs | *maþlōdī |
| 3rd singular | *maþlō | *maþlōdī |
| 1st plural | *maþlōm | *maþlōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *maþlōþ | *maþlōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *maþlōn | *maþlōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *maþlō | |
| Plural | *maþlōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *maþlōndī | *maþlōd |
Descendants
- Old English: maþelian
- Middle English: mathelen
- Middle English: mathel
- Middle English: mathelen
- Old Saxon: mahlōn, mahlian
- Old Dutch: malthōn
- Middle Dutch: malden
- Old High German: mahalōn