Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *aldaz (“old”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aldijaną

1. to make old
2. to delay

Inflection

Conjugation of *aldijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*aldijō	*aldijaų	—	*aldijai	?
2nd singular	*aldīsi	*aldijais	*aldī	*aldijasai	*aldijaisau
3rd singular	*aldīþi	*aldijai	*aldijaþau	*aldijaþai	*aldijaiþau
1st dual	*aldijōs	*aldijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*aldijaþiz	*aldijaiþiz	*aldijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*aldijamaz	*aldijaim	—	*aldijanþai	*aldijainþau
2nd plural	*aldīþ	*aldijaiþ	*aldīþ	*aldijanþai	*aldijainþau
3rd plural	*aldijanþi	*aldijain	*aldijanþau	*aldijanþai	*aldijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*aldidǭ	*aldidēdį̄
2nd singular	*aldidēz	*aldidēdīz
3rd singular	*aldidē	*aldidēdī
1st dual	*aldidēdū	*aldidēdīw
2nd dual	*aldidēdudiz	*aldidēdīdiz
1st plural	*aldidēdum	*aldidēdīm
2nd plural	*aldidēdud	*aldidēdīd
3rd plural	*aldidēdun	*aldidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*aldijandz	*aldidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aldijan
  • Old English: ieldan
  • Old High German: elten
• Old Norse: elda, eldask
  • Icelandic: elda, eldast
  • Faroese: elda, eldast