Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlefaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“to steal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxle.ɸɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hlefaną

1. to steal

Inflection

Conjugation of *hlefaną (strong class 5)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hlefō	*hlefaų	—	*hlefai	?
2nd singular	*hlifizi	*hlefaiz	*hlef	*hlefazai	*hlefaizau
3rd singular	*hlifidi	*hlefai	*hlefadau	*hlefadai	*hlefaidau
1st dual	*hlefōz	*hlefaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hlefadiz	*hlefaidiz	*hlefadiz	—	—
1st plural	*hlefamaz	*hlefaim	—	*hlefandai	*hlefaindau
2nd plural	*hlifid	*hlefaid	*hlifid	*hlefandai	*hlefaindau
3rd plural	*hlefandi	*hlefain	*hlefandau	*hlefandai	*hlefaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hlaf	*hlēbį̄
2nd singular	*hlaft	*hlēbīz
3rd singular	*hlaf	*hlēbī
1st dual	*hlēbū	*hlēbīw
2nd dual	*hlēbudiz	*hlēbīdiz
1st plural	*hlēbum	*hlēbīm
2nd plural	*hlēbud	*hlēbīd
3rd plural	*hlēbun	*hlēbīn
	present	past
participles	*hlefandz	*hlebanaz

Synonyms

• *stelaną

Derived terms

• *hleftuz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan)