Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flaihan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *flaihaną.

Verb[edit]

*flaihan

  1. to comfort, entreat
  2. to fondle, caress

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 7a
Infinitive *flaihan
1st sg. past *flēh
3rd pl. past *flēgun
Past ptcple *flaigan
Infinitive *flaihan
Genitive infin. *flaihannjas
Dative infin. *flaihannjē
Instrum. infin. *flaihannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *flaihu *flēh
2nd singular *flaihiʀi *flēgī
3rd singular *flaihidi *flēh
1st plural *flaihum *flēgum
2nd plural *flaihid *flēgud
3rd plural *flaihand *flēgun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *flaihē *flēgī
2nd singular *flaihēs *flēgī
3rd singular *flaihē *flēgī
1st plural *flaihēm *flēgīm
2nd plural *flaihēþ *flēgīd
3rd plural *flaihēn *flēgīn
Imperative Present
Singular *flaih
Plural *flaihid
Present Past
Participle *flaihandī *flaigan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *flēhan
  • Old Dutch: *flēn
  • Old High German: flēhan