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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swalljan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swaljaną.
Verb
*swalljan
- to burn
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swalljan | |
| 1st sg. past | *swaldā | |
| Infinitive | *swalljan | |
| Genitive infin. | *swalljannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swalljannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swalljannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swallju | *swaldā |
| 2nd singular | *swalisi | *swaldēs, *swaldōs |
| 3rd singular | *swaliþi | *swaldē, *swaldā |
| 1st plural | *swalljum | *swaldum |
| 2nd plural | *swaliþ | *swaldud |
| 3rd plural | *swalljanþ | *swaldun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swalljē | *swaldī |
| 2nd singular | *swalljēs | *swaldī |
| 3rd singular | *swalljē | *swaldī |
| 1st plural | *swalljēm | *swaldīm |
| 2nd plural | *swalljēþ | *swaldīd |
| 3rd plural | *swalljēn | *swaldīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *swali | |
| Plural | *swaliþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swalljandī | *swald |
Related terms
- *swelan
Descendants
- Old English: swellan
- Old Saxon: *swellian
- Middle Low German: swellen
- Old High German: swellen