Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walljan

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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 *waljaną.

Verb[edit]

*walljan[1]

  1. to choose, to pick, to select

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *walljan
1st sg. past *waldā
Infinitive *walljan
Genitive infin. *walljannjas
Dative infin. *walljannjē
Instrum. infin. *walljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wallju *waldā
2nd singular *walisi *waldēs, *waldōs
3rd singular *waliþi *waldē, *waldā
1st plural *walljum *waldum
2nd plural *waliþ *waldud
3rd plural *walljanþ *waldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *walljē *waldī
2nd singular *walljēs *waldī
3rd singular *walljē *waldī
1st plural *walljēm *waldīm
2nd plural *walljēþ *waldīd
3rd plural *walljēn *waldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wali
Plural *waliþ
Present Past
Participle *walljandī *wald

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74:PWGmc *walʲlʲan