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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/selkan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *selkaną.
Verb
*selkan
- to trickle, drip
- to be slow, to languish
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *selkan | |
| 1st sg. past | *salk | |
| 3rd pl. past | *sulkun | |
| Past ptcple | *solkan | |
| Infinitive | *selkan | |
| Genitive infin. | *selkannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *selkannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *selkannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *selku | *salk |
| 2nd singular | *silkiʀi | *sulkī |
| 3rd singular | *silkidi | *salk |
| 1st plural | *selkum | *sulkum |
| 2nd plural | *silkid | *sulkud |
| 3rd plural | *selkand | *sulkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *selkē | *sulkī |
| 2nd singular | *selkēs | *sulkī |
| 3rd singular | *selkē | *sulkī |
| 1st plural | *selkēm | *sulkīm |
| 2nd plural | *selkēþ | *sulkīd |
| 3rd plural | *selkēn | *sulkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *selk | |
| Plural | *silkid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *selkandī | *solkan |
Descendants
- Old English: seolcan
- Old High German: *selkan
- Middle High German: selken
- ⇒ Old High German: irselkan