Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bilinnan

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 *bi- +‎ *linnan.

Verb edit

*bilinnan

  1. to stop, cease, end

Inflection edit

Strong class 3
Infinitive *bilinnan
1st sg. past *bilann
3rd pl. past *bilunnun
Past ptcple *bilunnan
Infinitive *bilinnan
Genitive infin. *bilinnannjas
Dative infin. *bilinnannjē
Instrum. infin. *bilinnannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bilinnu *bilann
2nd singular *bilinniʀi *bilunnī
3rd singular *bilinnidi *bilann
1st plural *bilinnum *bilunnum
2nd plural *bilinnid *bilunnud
3rd plural *bilinnand *bilunnun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bilinnē *bilunnī
2nd singular *bilinnēs *bilunnī
3rd singular *bilinnē *bilunnī
1st plural *bilinnēm *bilunnīm
2nd plural *bilinnēþ *bilunnīd
3rd plural *bilinnēn *bilunnīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bilinn
Plural *bilinnid
Present Past
Participle *bilinnandī *bilunnan

Descendants edit

  • Old English: blinnan
    • Middle English: blinnen
  • Old Saxon: bilinnan
  • Old High German: bilinnan