Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blīþijaną

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 *blīþiz +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbliː.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blīþijaną

1. to be kind; be agreeable; please
2. to delight

Inflection

Conjugation of *blīþijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*blīþijō	*blīþijaų	—	*blīþijai	?
2nd singular	*blīþīsi	*blīþijais	*blīþī	*blīþijasai	*blīþijaisau
3rd singular	*blīþīþi	*blīþijai	*blīþijaþau	*blīþijaþai	*blīþijaiþau
1st dual	*blīþijōs	*blīþijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*blīþijaþiz	*blīþijaiþiz	*blīþijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*blīþijamaz	*blīþijaim	—	*blīþijanþai	*blīþijainþau
2nd plural	*blīþīþ	*blīþijaiþ	*blīþīþ	*blīþijanþai	*blīþijainþau
3rd plural	*blīþijanþi	*blīþijain	*blīþijanþau	*blīþijanþai	*blīþijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*blīþidǭ	*blīþidēdį̄
2nd singular	*blīþidēz	*blīþidēdīz
3rd singular	*blīþidē	*blīþidēdī
1st dual	*blīþidēdū	*blīþidēdīw
2nd dual	*blīþidēdudiz	*blīþidēdīdiz
1st plural	*blīþidēdum	*blīþidēdīm
2nd plural	*blīþidēdud	*blīþidēdīd
3rd plural	*blīþidēdun	*blīþidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*blīþijandz	*blīþidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blīþijan
  • Old Frisian: *blīda
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: forblīda
      • West Frisian: ferblide, ferblije
  • Old Dutch: blīthen
    • Middle Dutch: bliden
      • Dutch: blijden (obsolete)
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: verbliden
        • Dutch: verblijden
  • Old High German: blīden
    • Middle High German: blīden
• Old Norse: blíða
  • Icelandic: blíða
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bleiþjan)