Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъdьliti

This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic

Etymology

By surface analysis, *mъdьlь +‎ *-iti.

Verb

mъdьliti

1. (reflexive) to slow, to delay, to linger

Inflection

Conjugation of *mъdьliti, *mъdьli, *mъdьlitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Suffix: *-iti
― iterative (*nositi⇐*nesti)
― causative (*pojiti⇐*piti)
― ...

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*mъdьľenьje	*mъdьliti	*mъdьlitъ	*mъdьlilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*mъdьľenъ	*mъdьlimъ
Active	*mъdьľь	*mъdьlę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*mъdьlixъ	*mъdьli	*mъdьli	*mъdьľǫ	*mъdьliši	*mъdьlitь
Dual	*mъdьlixově	*mъdьlista	*mъdьliste	*mъdьlivě	*mъdьlita	*mъdьlite
Plural	*mъdьlixomъ	*mъdьliste	*mъdьlišę	*mъdьlimъ	*mъdьlite	*mъdьlętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*mъdьľaaxъ	*mъdьľaaše	*mъdьľaaše	—	*mъdьli	*mъdьli
Dual	*mъdьľaaxově	*mъdьľaašeta	*mъdьľaašete	*mъdьlivě	*mъdьlita	—
Plural	*mъdьľaaxomъ	*mъdьľaašete	*mъdьľaaxǫ	*mъdьlimъ	*mъdьlite	—

Notes:
• (*)*mъdьlivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: мьдьлити (mĭdĭliti)
    • Old Ruthenian: медлити (medliti)
    • Russian: ме́длить (médlitʹ); ме́длиться (médlitʹsja), меле́ди́ть (melédítʹ), меледи́ться (meledítʹsja), мгльить (mglʹitʹ) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Glagolitic script: ⰿⱏⰴⰾⰻⱅⰻ (mŭdliti)

    Old Cyrillic script: мъдлити (mŭdliti)

  • Slovene: medlíti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: mdlíti
    • Czech: mdlít
  • Old Polish: mdlić
    • Polish: mdlić; mglić (dialectal)