Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwalljan

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Verb

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*dwalljan[1]

  1. to be confused, perplex
  2. to hold up, delay

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *dwalljan
1st sg. past *dwaldā
Infinitive *dwalljan
Genitive infin. *dwalljannjas
Dative infin. *dwalljannjē
Instrum. infin. *dwalljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dwallju *dwaldā
2nd singular *dwalisi *dwaldēs, *dwaldōs
3rd singular *dwaliþi *dwaldē, *dwaldā
1st plural *dwalljum *dwaldum
2nd plural *dwaliþ *dwaldud
3rd plural *dwalljanþ *dwaldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dwalljē *dwaldī
2nd singular *dwalljēs *dwaldī
3rd singular *dwalljē *dwaldī
1st plural *dwalljēm *dwaldīm
2nd plural *dwalljēþ *dwaldīd
3rd plural *dwalljēn *dwaldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dwali
Plural *dwaliþ
Present Past
Participle *dwalljandī *dwald

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 73:PWGmc *dwaldē