Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mālēn
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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]
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēlāną. Equivalent to *māl (“stain, mark, spot”) + *-ēn.
Verb[edit]
*mālēn
- to paint
Inflection[edit]
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mālēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *māl?dā | |
| Infinitive | *mālēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *mālēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *mālēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mālēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mālē | *māl?dā |
| 2nd singular | *mālēs | *māl?dēs, *māl?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *mālēþ | *māl?dē, *māl?dā |
| 1st plural | *mālēm | *māl?dum |
| 2nd plural | *mālēþ | *māl?dud |
| 3rd plural | *mālēnþ | *māl?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mālē | *māl?dī |
| 2nd singular | *mālēs | *māl?dī |
| 3rd singular | *mālē | *māl?dī |
| 1st plural | *mālēm | *māl?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *mālēþ | *māl?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *mālēn | *māl?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mālē | |
| Plural | *mālēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mālēndī | *māl?d |