Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spellōn

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 *spellōną. Equivalent to *spell (story) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*spellōn

  1. to talk, tell, recount

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *spellōn
1st sg. past *spellōdā
Infinitive *spellōn
Genitive infin. *spellōnijas
Dative infin. *spellōnijē
Instrum. infin. *spellōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *spellō *spellōdā
2nd singular *spellōs *spellōdēs, *spellōdōs
3rd singular *spellōþ *spellōdē, *spellōdā
1st plural *spellōm *spellōdum
2nd plural *spellōþ *spellōdud
3rd plural *spellōnþ *spellōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *spellō *spellōdī
2nd singular *spellōs *spellōdī
3rd singular *spellō *spellōdī
1st plural *spellōm *spellōdīm
2nd plural *spellōþ *spellōdīd
3rd plural *spellōn *spellōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *spellō
Plural *spellōþ
Present Past
Participle *spellōndī *spellōd

Descendants edit