Reconstruction:Old English/colgian
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This Old English 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. |
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal”), equivalent to col + -gian.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*colgian
Conjugation
editConjugation of *colgian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | *colgian | *colgienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | *colgiġe | *colgode |
| second person singular | *colgast | *colgodest |
| third person singular | *colgaþ | *colgode |
| plural | *colgiaþ | *colgodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | *colgiġe | *colgode |
| plural | *colgiġen | *colgoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | *colga | |
| plural | *colgiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| *colgiende | *(ġe)colgod | |