Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hulþijan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulþijaną. Equivalent to *hulþ (“inclined, favourable”) +‎ *-jan or *hulþō (“friend, trustee”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*hulþijan

1. to make into a friend, to court one's friendship
2. to calm, to comfort
3. to praise

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*hulþijan
1st sg. past	*hulþidā
Infinitive	*hulþijan
Genitive infin.	*hulþijannjas
Dative infin.	*hulþijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*hulþijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hulþiju	*hulþidā
2nd singular	*hulþisi	*hulþidēs, *hulþidōs
3rd singular	*hulþiþi	*hulþidē, *hulþidā
1st plural	*hulþijum	*hulþidum
2nd plural	*hulþiþ	*hulþidud
3rd plural	*hulþijanþ	*hulþidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hulþijē	*hulþidī
2nd singular	*hulþijēs	*hulþidī
3rd singular	*hulþijē	*hulþidī
1st plural	*hulþijēm	*hulþidīm
2nd plural	*hulþijēþ	*hulþidīd
3rd plural	*hulþijēn	*hulþidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hulþi
Plural	*hulþiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hulþijandī	*hulþid

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *hulthian
  • Middle Low German: hülden, hulden
• Old Dutch: *hulthen
  • Middle Dutch: hulden
    • Dutch: hulden
• Old High German: hulden
  • Middle High German: hulden, holden