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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galīkāną

 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

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Etymology

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From *ga- +‎ *līkāną.

Verb

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*galīkāną

  1. to please

Inflection

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Conjugation of *galīkāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *galīkō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *galīkaisi ? *galīkai *galīkāsai ?
3rd singular *galīkaiþi ? *galīkāþau *galīkāþai ?
1st dual *galīkōs ? — — —
2nd dual *galīkāþiz ? *galīkāþiz — —
1st plural *galīkāmaz ? — *galīkānþai ?
2nd plural *galīkaiþ ? *galīkaiþ *galīkānþai ?
3rd plural *galīkānþi ? *galīkānþau *galīkānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *galīkadǭ *galīkadēdį̄
2nd singular *galīkadēz *galīkadēdīz
3rd singular *galīkadē *galīkadēdī
1st dual *galīkadēdū *galīkadēdīw
2nd dual *galīkadēdudiz *galīkadēdīdiz
1st plural *galīkadēdum *galīkadēdīm
2nd plural *galīkadēdud *galīkadēdīd
3rd plural *galīkadēdun *galīkadēdīn
present past
participles *galīkāndz *galīkadaz

Usage notes

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Judging from Gothic evidence, the difference between the base verb *līkāną and this verb seems to have only been one of transitivity. The former could take an object in the dative, while the latter was intransitive only. Other than that the meanings were pretty much identical.

Descendants

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This verb often merged with *līkāną. Below are listed only those that might have descended from this verb.

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