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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sailijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sailijaną. Equivalent to *sail (“rope”) + *-jan.
Verb
*sailijan
- to bind (with rope)
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *sailijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *sailidā | |
| Infinitive | *sailijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *sailijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *sailijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *sailijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sailiju | *sailidā |
| 2nd singular | *sailisi | *sailidēs, *sailidōs |
| 3rd singular | *sailiþi | *sailidē, *sailidā |
| 1st plural | *sailijum | *sailidum |
| 2nd plural | *sailiþ | *sailidud |
| 3rd plural | *sailijanþ | *sailidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sailijē | *sailidī |
| 2nd singular | *sailijēs | *sailidī |
| 3rd singular | *sailijē | *sailidī |
| 1st plural | *sailijēm | *sailidīm |
| 2nd plural | *sailijēþ | *sailidīd |
| 3rd plural | *sailijēn | *sailidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *saili | |
| Plural | *sailiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *sailijandī | *sailid |
Descendants
- Old English: sǣlan
- English: seal
- Old Frisian: sēla
- Old Saxon: *sēlian
- Middle Low German: sêlen
- ⇒ Old Saxon: andsēlian
- Old Dutch: *selen, *seilen
- Middle Dutch: selen, seilen
- Dutch: zelen
- Middle Dutch: selen, seilen
- Old High German: *seilen
- Middle High German: seilen