Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alan
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *alaną.
Verb edit
*alan
- (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to nourish, grow, produce
Inflection edit
| Strong class 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *alan | |
| 1st sg. past | *ōl | |
| 3rd pl. past | *ōlun | |
| Past ptcple | *alan | |
| Infinitive | *alan | |
| Genitive infin. | *alannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *alannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *alannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *alu | *ōl |
| 2nd singular | *aliʀi | *ōlī |
| 3rd singular | *alidi | *ōl |
| 1st plural | *alum | *ōlum |
| 2nd plural | *alid | *ōlud |
| 3rd plural | *aland | *ōlun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *alē | *ōlī |
| 2nd singular | *alēs | *ōlī |
| 3rd singular | *alē | *ōlī |
| 1st plural | *alēm | *ōlīm |
| 2nd plural | *alēþ | *ōlīd |
| 3rd plural | *alēn | *ōlīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *al | |
| Plural | *alid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *alandī | *alan |
Descendants edit
- Old English: alan